Art Nouveau entrances by Hector Guimard

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The Art Nouveau entrances by Hector Guimard are iconic, ornately curved cast-iron and glass structures that serve as distinctive gateways to many Paris Métro stations and exemplify early 20th-century French decorative architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural work series
urban design element
architect Hector Guimard
architecturalStyle Art Nouveau
associatedWith Belle Époque Paris
linked to: Belle Époque
commissionedBy Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris
commissionedFor first lines of the Paris Métro
constructionEnd circa 1913
constructionStart 1899
country France
culturalSignificance icon of Art Nouveau design
symbol of the Paris Métro
designApproach industrial serial production of components
standardized modular elements
designPeriod early 20th century
exportedExampleLocation Chicago
linked to: City of Chicago

Lisbon
Mexico City
Montréal
linked to: Montreal

Moscow
genre decorative architecture
hasVariant covered entrance with glass canopy
monumental pavilion-type entrance
open balustrade entrance without canopy
heritageDesignation Monument historique (France)
heritageDesignationAppliesTo selected surviving entrances
inception around opening of Paris Métro Line 1
influenced 20th-century Parisian urban identity
subsequent metro entrance designs worldwide
influencedBy French Art Nouveau movement
organic forms in nature
locatedInTransportSystem Paris Métro
linked to: Paris Metro
materialUsed cast iron
ceramic tiles
glass
stone
notableFeature asymmetrical flowing lines
glass canopies
organic plant-like motifs
ornately curved ironwork
stylized lettering of the word Métropolitain
partOf Parisian streetscape
preservationStatus many demolished in 20th century
several restored and preserved
primaryFunction Paris Métro station entrance
primaryLocation Paris
typicalColor green paint
typicalMotif lily or plant-inspired forms
stalk-like lamp posts

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Paris Metro designStyle Art Nouveau entrances by Hector Guimard
Palais Royal – Musée du Louvre hasArtNouveauEntrance Guimard entrance
linked to: Art Nouveau entrances by Hector Guimard
Porte Dauphine hasEntrance Guimard entrance
linked to: Art Nouveau entrances by Hector Guimard
Porte Dauphine hasCanopyType Guimard canopy
linked to: Art Nouveau entrances by Hector Guimard