Paris Métro entrances by Hector Guimard, Aedicula in France
Paris Métro entrances by Hector Guimard are iconic Art Nouveau landmarks located throughout the city of Paris.
Designed and fabricated around 1900, these aediculas became representative of the Parisian spirit.
Hector Guimard's designs symbolize French Art Nouveau and continue to capture the imagination of tourists and locals alike.
The entrances, fashioned in intricate wrought ironwork, serve as functional and ornamental gateways to the underground Mé tro network.
There are only two original Guimard Métro entrances left outside Paris - one at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the other in Montreal.
Location: Paris
Inception: 1900
Architects: Hector Guimard
Architectural style: Art Nouveau architecture
GPS coordinates: 0.00000,0.00000
Latest update: December 4, 2023 20:40
Art Nouveau emerged between 1890 and 1910 as one of Europe's most influential architectural and decorative movements. Architects of this period broke from historical precedents to develop a new visual language characterized by curved lines, plant motifs and richly ornamented facades. The movement took different names across countries: Modernisme in Catalonia, Jugendstil in German-speaking regions, Secession in Austria and Liberty in Italy. This diversity led to regional interpretations that incorporated local craft traditions and cultural characteristics. This collection includes buildings across Barcelona, Paris, Budapest, Vienna, Prague, Brussels and other European cities. In Barcelona, works by Antoni Gaudí and his contemporaries shape entire streetscapes, including Casa Batlló with its undulating facade and the Sant Pau Recinte Modernista. Paris preserves the celebrated metro stations by Hector Guimard, while Budapest features the Gresham Palace, Museum of Applied Arts and Gellért Baths. Vienna presents characteristic examples of the Austrian variant with the Secession Building and Majolica House. The collection also includes less visited sites such as the Kőrössy Villa in Kecskemét, Horta Museum in Brussels and the railway station in Helsingør, Denmark.
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