Some Métro entrances are more than station signs,they're works of art.
The graceful Art Nouveau entrance at Temple station, designed by Hector Guimard, has welcomed passengers for more than a century. Its flowing ironwork and glowing red lamps have become enduring symbols of Paris, blending beautifully with the elegant Haussmann buildings that surround it.
Located in the historic 3rd arrondissement, Temple is a station that many visitors simply pass through. Yet pausing here reveals one of the city's most recognisable pieces of everyday design, where history, architecture and daily life meet on an ordinary street corner.
The station takes its name from the Knights Templar, whose fortified enclosure, known as the Temple, once occupied much of this neighbourhood. Although the medieval fortress was demolished in the early 19th century on Napoleon's orders, the area's name lives on through the station and nearby streets, preserving the memory of one of medieval Paris's most powerful institutions.
“Every journey begins somewhere — in Paris, it often begins underground.”
Part of the “Métro Mondays” Series
Each Monday, we travel beneath Paris — tracing its stories, moods, and motion through the tunnels that carry the week into being.
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