AD Classics: Paris Métro Entrance / Hector Guimard
Scattered throughout the streets of Paris, the elegant Art Nouveau entrances to the Métropolitain (Métro) subway system stand as a collective monument to the city?s Belle Époque of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. With their sinuous ironwork patterned after stylized plants, the Métro entrances now count among the most celebrated architectural emblems of the city; however, due to the city?s wariness in the face of industrialization and architect Hector Guimard?s decision to utilize a then-novel architectural aesthetic, it would take decades before the entrances would earn the illustrious reputation that they now enjoy.
A typical station entrance in the Paris Métro. ImageVia <a href=?https://pixabay.com/?>Pixabay</a> licensed under <a href=?https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en?>CC0 1.0 (Public Domain)</a>
Scattered throughout the streets of Paris, the elegant Art Nouveau entrances to the Métropolitain (Métro) subway system stand as a collective monument to the city?s Belle Époque of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. With their sinuous ironwork patterned after stylized plants, the Métro entrances now count among the most celebrated architectural emblems of the city; however, due to the city?s wariness in the face of industrialization and architect Hector Guimard?s decision to utilize a then-novel architectural aesthetic, it would take decades before the entrances would earn the illustrious reputat...
A typical station entrance in the Paris Métro. ImageVia <a href=?https://pixabay.com/?>Pixabay</a> licensed under <a href=?https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en?>CC0 1.0 (Public Domain)</a>
Scattered throughout the streets of Paris, the elegant Art Nouveau entrances to the Métropolitain (Métro) subway system stand as a collective monument to the city?s Belle Époque of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. With their sinuous ironwork patterned after stylized plants, the Métro entrances now count among the most celebrated architectural emblems of the city; however, due to the city?s wariness in the face of industrialization and architect Hector Guimard?s decision to utilize a then-novel architectural aesthetic, it would take decades before the entrances would earn the illustrious reputat...
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