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
Villiers station → hasArchitecturalStyle → Art Nouveau entrance (Guimard) ⓘ
linked to: Art Nouveau entrances by Hector Guimard