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Hector Guimard
Posted by Ian Bramham (Manchester, United Kingdom) on 13 February 2009 in Architecture and Portfolio.
This surprised me, but according to Wikipedia this is the last example left of one of Hector Guimard's famous enclosed art nouveau metro entrances. I was sure I'd seen another one up by Montmartre.
This one is 'Porte Dauphine' by the way.
Although I really like Wiki I've caught them out once before now with an innacurate statement on architectural subjects so it wouldn't surprise me.
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Mike from Lichfield, United Kingdom
I've caught Wiki out in the past too but on the whole it's a great informative site. I think this metro entrance is absolutely fantastic. Great shot.
13 Feb 2009 8:11am
Marie LC from Voiron, France
Excellent. Tu photographie magnifiquement notre belle capitale.
13 Feb 2009 9:58am
k@ from Paris, France
There are many left in Paris of this kind, more that 100 stations he designed (Abbesses, Barbès, and so many more you can still see), I love Hector Guimard's work...
13 Feb 2009 10:40am
GJC from Kyoto, Japan
So very graceful. And I'm glad to see K say that there are still many left. They are wonderful. YOu capture their elegance well here from a compelling angle.
13 Feb 2009 11:28am
Momo from Montpellier, France
don't you just love this stuff?...cool the way you framed this and the glass softening the trees, mysterious almost...
hey Ian, you probably know of this guys work but I just discovered him yesterday in a magazine called Reponses Photos...Jean-Michel Berts...has books out on Paris, New York, Tokyo...I'm gonna have to see if any are available here...still shoots film, 4x5 view camera, a Sinar Norma...never heard of that before...ok, just wanted to make note, his cityscapes are really beautiful...
kind regards...
13 Feb 2009 12:59pm
IanSmith from London, United Kingdom
Nicely captured Ian... I'm also a fan of his work, and this period.
13 Feb 2009 1:50pm
613photo from Dallas, United States
I've never been in France but I've seen several of these in photographs in different locations. Yeah, the wikipedia may be wrong, but it could be corrected any moment. Often I'll use it as a cursory source but never, ever reference it in any research. It's just a jumping off point.
Anyway, great photo. Hopefully you got some detail shots, too.
13 Feb 2009 1:58pm
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
Wonderful classic image, Ian! The framing is simple yet so powerful and effective...
13 Feb 2009 3:18pm
WABIKOJA from Shiga, Japan
Really a beautiful b&w picture, great tonal range and rich blacks!
13 Feb 2009 3:19pm
Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France
j'adore ce style rétro ! on peut en effet en voir d'autres vers Montmartre, mais elles ne sont peut être pas authentiques... je ne sais pas! superbe cadrage et BW !
13 Feb 2009 3:58pm
TILALA from Bordeaux, France
J'ai vécu plus de 20 ans à Paris, mais je crois ne jamais avoir vu cette magnifique bouche de métro ! En tout cas pas sous cet angle !
13 Feb 2009 6:13pm
Mirko Herzner from Mühlheim am Main, Germany
A classic shot, Ian. Thanks for showing such piece of transportation history.
13 Feb 2009 7:33pm
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
I just love this. A quiet scene before the crowds...the design of this is just fantastic.
13 Feb 2009 9:20pm
MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany
Cool finding and capture of this spectacular entrance.
14 Feb 2009 12:20am
Michael Paulison from United States
Well, this is fancy! A really great shot of a wonderful piece of art. Nery nice!
14 Feb 2009 2:40am
[suvni:R] from Brussels, Belgium
art nouveau + b/w. Can't get much better than that... :-)
15 Feb 2009 6:43pm
Virgil from Richmond, United States
I like this one.....but......for some reason I would feel a little hesitant about walking down the stairs. ;-)
15 Feb 2009 8:58pm
Betsy Barron from Chester Springs, PA, United States
a classic shot - beautifully done
16 Feb 2009 8:10pm
drum from carcavelos, Portugal
great compo
very good b&w photo with great contrast
16 Feb 2009 9:42pm
Robert Kruh from Slovenia
Great central composition with beautiful tress in background! Great work :)
16 Feb 2009 10:35pm
drphoto from Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Wow, what a great find! I hope there are more about. Great capture too - it looks like the entrance to an elaborate dungeon.
Dan
17 Feb 2009 7:08pm
Nikon D40
1/50 second
F/5.6
ISO 200
15 mm (35mm equiv.)