No. 01 — Hector Guimard
Édicule, Porte Dauphine Métro entrance
| Artist | Hector Guimard, 1867–1942 |
|---|---|
| Date | 1900 |
| Medium | cast iron with green enamel and amber glass canopy |
| City | Paris |
| Location | Porte Dauphine station, place du Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny, 16th arrondissement, Paris — still in daily use |
Guimard signed his contract with the Compagnie du Métropolitain in 1899 and supplied entrance surrounds across the new network from 1900.
The Porte Dauphine édicule, with its fan-shaped 'dragonfly wing' glass canopy, is the only covered entrance surviving unrestored-in-situ on its original site, and one of three dragonfly-roofed entrances remaining on the network.
It was completely restored in October 1999 for the Métro centenary and registered as a monument historique by decree of 12 February 2016.
A fan of green cast-iron tendrils rising to a translucent amber dragonfly-wing glass canopy over a lamplit stair.
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