Métropolitain
Paris wasn't built in a day... Neither was its metro! Born in 1900, it gradually wove its web across Paris and its suburbs. A tool designed to connect Parisians, it was able to bring together the most distant neighborhoods, and the most sociologically different ones too.
It has been able to span the ages and, above all, adapt to the needs of users...
Opened to the public on July 19 1900, the very first Porte Maillot-Porte de Vincennes line was quickly acclaimed by Parisians and visitors to the Universal Exhibition and reinforced the city council's plan to provide Paris with a metro like that of London or New York. This success, both technical and commercial, made it possible to launch the construction of a magnificent network which today has fourteen lines.
Treat yourself to a journey through time and relive its technical and human evolution in images thanks to the collection of period photos and postcards by Jean-Pierre Rigouard and the story of Didier Janssoone, two rail transport enthusiasts.
Summary:
1. The construction of the first line
2. The first lines
3. The complementary lines
4. The equipment and the workshops
5. The metro in celebration or in the test
6. The technical progress and the evolution of the metro.
Information
Author: | Didier Janssoone, Jean-Pierre Rigouard |
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Details: | 160 pages, 29 x 24 cm / 11.4 x 9 in, hardback |
Illustrations: | 300 b&w and colour photos |
Publisher: | ETAI (F, 2018) |
ISBN: | 9791028302269 |