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La Motte-Picquet–Grenelle Station
La Motte-Picquet–Grenelle () is a station of the Paris Métro, at the interconnection of line 6, line 8, and line 10 in the 15th arrondissement. The station combines underground and elevated platforms. It is a major métro interchange on the Rive Gauche, the biggest west of Montparnasse. History The elevated station first opened on 24 April 1906 under the name ''La Motte-Piquet,'' as part of the extension of line 2 South from Passy to Place d'Italie. It was named after the nearby avenue de La Motte-Picquet, after Admiral Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de La Motte (1720–1791), and boulevard de Grenelle, a former commune until it was annexed by Paris in 1860. On 14 October 1907, line 2 South was incorporated into line 5, which now plied between ''Étoile'' (now Charles de Gaulle–Étoile) and Lancry (now Jacques Bonsergent) On 13 July 1913, line 8's platforms opened as part of the initial section of the line from ''Beaugrenelle'' (now Charles Michels) and Opéra. On the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Métro
The Paris Métro (, , or , ), short for Métropolitain (), is a rapid transit system serving the Paris metropolitan area in France. A symbol of the city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform architecture and Paris Métro entrances by Hector Guimard, historical entrances influenced by Art Nouveau. The system is long, mostly underground. It has 321 stations of which 61 have transfers between lines. The Montmartre funicular is considered to be part of the metro system within which is represented by a 303rd fictive station, "Funiculaire".Statistiques Syndicat des transports d'Île-de-France rapport 2005' (in French) states 297 stations + Olympiades + Les Agnettes + Les Courtilles The Métro has sixteen lines (with an additional Grand Paris Express, four under construction), numbered 1 to 14, with two lines, Paris Métro Line 3bis, Line 3bis and Paris Métro Line 7bis, Line 7bis, named because they used to be part of Paris Métro Line 3, Lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Métro Line 5
Paris Métro Line 5 is one of the 16 lines of the Paris Métro in Paris, France. It crosses the east of Paris from to . It is the eighth-busiest line on the network. History On 15 June 2011 the MF 2000, MF 01 began entering revenue service onto Line 5, gradually replacing the aging MF 67 stock. The initial announcement was made in 2006 and trains began to be tested during the course of late 2010 and early 2011. As of June 2013, only three to five MF 67 trains remain in service. There is also one MF 01 train for Line 9 (#096) that is in revenue service along Line 5. None of the Line 9 trains will enter revenue service on Line 9 until sometime in September 2013. Chronology *2 June 1906: Line 5 was inaugurated with a section from Place d'Italie to the Gare d'Austerlitz, Gare d'Orléans (now known as Gare d'Austerlitz). *14 July 1906: The line was temporarily extended to Gare de Lyon. *17 December 1906: The line was extended to Lancry (now known as Jacques Bonsergent). *14 Octob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Soon after, it spread to other areas of Asia, and COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory, then worldwide in early 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020, and assessed the outbreak as having become a pandemic on 11 March. COVID-19 symptoms range from asymptomatic to deadly, but most commonly include fever, sore throat, nocturnal cough, and fatigue. Transmission of COVID-19, Transmission of the virus is often airborne transmission, through airborne particles. Mutations have variants of SARS-CoV-2, produced many strains (variants) with varying degrees of infectivity and virulence. COVID-19 vaccines were developed rapidly and deplo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Métro Line 14 (1937–1976)
Paris Métro Line 14 (planned as Line C; French: ''Ligne 14 du métro de Paris'') was a line of the Paris Métro that existed from 1937 to 1976. History Designed as Line C of the Nord-Sud Company—Line A being today's Line 12 and Line B being today's Line 13—before it went bankrupt in 1930, the project was taken over by the other company operating the Paris Métro: the Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris (CMP), which would become the Régie autonome des transports parisiens (RATP) in 1949. The CMP subsequently started building Line 14 in 1933. In 1976, the line was incorporated into Line 13 with the opening of the extension between Invalides and Champs-Élysées–Clemenceau under the Seine, as Nord-Sud's original plan included a merger of Line B and Line C.Jean Robert, The number 14 was reused for a new line that entered service in 1998 between Madeleine and Bibliothèque François Mitterrand. Chronology * 21 January 1937: Line 14 was inaugurated bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duroc (Paris Métro)
Duroc () is a station on lines 10 and 13 of the Paris Métro. It is located at the point for which the 6th, 7th and 15th arrondissements share a common border, close to the location of an old toll gate on the road to Sèvres, part of the Wall of the ''Ferme générale'', which was built around Paris between 1784 and 1791 by the ''ferme générale'' company of tax farmers. The station is named after the nearby ''rue Duroc'', which in turn is named after Géraud Duroc, Duke of Frioul (1772–1813), who was one of Napoleon's generals, noted for his friendship with Napoleon Bonaparte, he is sometimes referred to as ‘Napoleon's shadow’ (l'ombre de Napoléon in French). History Line 10's station was opened by the Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris (CMP) on 30 December 1923 as part of the first section of the ''Ligne circulaire intérieure'' (inner circular line) from Invalides (now on line 13) to Croix-Rouge (a station east of Sèvres – Babylone, which was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jussieu (Paris Métro)
Jussieu () is a station on lines 7 and 10 of the Paris Métro in the eastern part of the Latin Quarter in the 5th arrondissement. History The station was opened on 26 April 1931 with the extension of line 7 from Pont de Sully to Place Monge and its incorporation of part of Line 10 from Place Monge to Porte de Choisy. At the same time the remaining section of line 10 was extended from the new station of Cardinal Lemoine to ''Jussieu''. It was formerly called Jussieu - Halle-aux-vins, but today only the name of Jussieu remains, because the small Halle aux Vins, created by Napoleon I, has disappeared and in its location is now (since 1957) the Jussieu Campus (now Campus Pierre-et-Marie-Curie). The station is under and named after the Place Jussieu, which was named after the De Jussieu family of famous botanists and historians of the natural world, several of whom have been associated with the nearby Jardin des Plantes. The platforms for the two lines were renovated in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balard (Paris Métro)
Balard () is the southwestern Train station, terminus of Paris Métro Line 8, Line 8 of the Paris Métro in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. Since 16 December 2006, it has also been a stop on Île-de-France tramway Lines 3a and 3b, tramway T3a as part of the initial section of the line between Pont du Garigliano and Porte d'Ivry (Paris Métro), Porte d'Ivry. The station is named after Place Balard, itself named after Antoine Jérôme Balard, Antoine-Jérôme Balard (1802-1876), a French chemist and the discoverer of bromine. Among the stations serving the Boulevards of the Marshals, Boulevards des Maréchaux along the City gates of Paris, former gates of Paris, it is the only one not called ''Porte de…'', though it serves the Porte de Sèvres. History The station opened on 27 July 1937 as part of the extension of line 8 from La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle (Paris Métro), La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle, serving as its new south-western terminus. On 3 September 1943, the Royal Air Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porte D'Auteuil (Paris Métro)
Porte d'Auteuil () is a Paris Métro, métro station serving Paris Métro Line 10, Line 10 (westbound only). It is situated in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, 16th arrondissement. History The station opened on 30 September 1913 as part of the extension of Paris Métro Line 8, line 8 from ''Beaugrenelle'' (now Charles Michels (Paris Métro), Charles Michels). On 29 July 1937, line 10 was extended from Duroc (Paris Métro), Duroc to La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle (Paris Métro), La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle and the section of line 8 between ''La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle'' and ''Porte d'Auteuil'', including ''Porte d'Auteuil'' was transferred to line 10. Prior to 3 October 1980, when the line was extended to Boulogne - Jean Jaurès (Paris Métro), Boulogne - Jean Jaurès, trains ran on to Michel-Ange - Molitor (Paris Métro), Michel-Ange - Molitor to return to the east. The station is named after the ''Porte d'Auteuil'', a City gates of Paris, gate in the nineteenth century Thiers wal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bois De Vincennes
The Bois de Vincennes (), located on the eastern edge of Paris, France, is the largest public park in the city. It was created between 1855 and 1866 by Emperor Napoleon III. The park is next to the Château de Vincennes, a former residence of the Kings of France. It contains an English landscape garden with four lakes; a Paris Zoological Park, zoo; an Arboretum de l'École du Breuil, arboretum; a Parc floral de Paris, botanical garden; a hippodrome or horse-racing track; a Vélodrome de Vincennes, velodrome for bicycle races; and the campus of the French national institute of sports and physical education. The park is known for prostitution after dark. Dimensions The Bois de Vincennes has a total area of 995 hectares (2,459 acres), making it slightly larger than the Bois de Boulogne, (846 hectares / 2,091 acres), the other great Parisian landscape park located at the western side of the city. It occupies ten percent of the total area of Paris, and is almost as large as the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Colonial Exposition
The Paris Colonial Exhibition (or "''Exposition coloniale internationale''", International Colonial Exhibition) was a six-month colonial exhibition held in Paris, France, in 1931 that attempted to display the diverse cultures and immense resources of French colonial empire, France's colonial possessions. History The exposition opened on 6 May 1931 in the Bois de Vincennes on the eastern outskirts of Paris. The scale was enormous.Leininger-Miller 54. It is estimated that from 7 to 9 million visitors came from over the world. The French government brought people from the colonies to Paris and had them create native arts and crafts and perform in grandly scaled reproductions of their native architectural styles such as huts or temples.Leininger-Miller 55. Other nations participated in the event, including the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy (with a pavilion designed by Armando Brasini), Japan, Portugal, and the United States. Politically, France hoped the exposition would paint its c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opéra (Paris Métro)
This is a glossary list of opera genres, giving alternative names. "Opera" is an Italian word (short for "opera in musica"); it was not at first ''commonly'' used in Italy (or in other countries) to refer to the genre of particular works. Most composers used more precise designations to present their work to the public. Often specific genres of opera were commissioned by theatres or patrons (in which case the form of the work might deviate more or less from the genre norm, depending on the inclination of the composer). Opera genres are not exclusive. Some operas are regarded as belonging to several. Definitions Opera genres have been defined in different ways, not always in terms of stylistic rules. Some, like opera seria, refer to traditions identified by later historians,McClymonds, Marita P and Heartz, Daniel: "Opera seria" in ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera'', ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) and others, like Zeitoper, have been defined by their own inventors. Other forms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
