Sometimes, something as simple as a pleasant subway stop can help lighten up your day, and make the drudgery of everyday routine essentially recede, at least for a little while.
In that spirit, it seemed fitting to share this link to some cool photos of better than average subway stops.
Admittedly, the title of this link gave me the impression that there would be pictures of exotic subway systems from around the world. In reality, there were only photos of subway stops in Canada and Germany here. That leaves out some other pretty cool, and even beautiful, subway systems. I've seen some nice ones in Paris, and know that there are some in Russia, particularly in Moscow.
Anyway, some of these were pretty cool to regard, and so it seemed worth sharing:
These Beautiful Photos of Subway Stations Will Transport You From Your Daily Commute See the most striking transit systems from Montreal to Munich. By David Doochin AUGUST 01, 2016:
Some of those pictures are quite striking. I would say the German stations look very futuristic, while the Montréal stations are a throwback to what was considered futuristic at the time (read: late sixties, seventies, early eighties, which is when most of the stations were built). I remember riding the Washington metro – possibly with you when we were down there for one of those protests – and hearing theirs described similarly: "This must have seemed futuristic and avant-garde back in the day." You alluded to some Parisian métro stations standing out from the pack esthetically . Two of my favorites are the Line 3 platforms for Arts et Métiers ("Arts and Trades") and the Line 12 platforms for Concorde, which used to be part of my commute on the way to Pasteur station, close to Montparnasse. Arts et Métiers has walls that are completely covered in copper, and it even has "hublots" (portholes) that evoke those you'd find in a ship. As for Concorde, its walls are covered with text from the Déclaration Des Droits De L'Homme Et Du Citoyen. I wish I knew how to make the links work when posting comments here; check them out, they're worth a look even if you're already familiar with those stations.
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(General view of station)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Ligne_11_-_Arts_et_m%C3%A9tier.jpg
("Hublots") https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Metro_Paris_-_Ligne_11_-_station_Arts_et_Metiers_03.jpg
CONCORDE
(General view of station)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Metro_de_Paris_-_Ligne_12_-_Concorde_06.jpg
Yes, the Concorde station in Paris was the one that I remembered specifically standing out as unique and aesthetically pleasing, as well. There may have been one or two others, although I cannot remember them specifically.
ReplyDeleteOK, I took your suggestion of creating a World doc and ensuring that the links work properly there. Here goes:
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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Ligne_11_-_Arts_et_m%C3%A9tier.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Metro_Paris_-_Ligne_11_-_station_Arts_et_Metiers_03.jpg
CONCORDE
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Metro_de_Paris_-_Ligne_12_-_Concorde_06.jpg
It didn't work. That's stupid: unless there's a trick we don't know about, people posting here can't insert links, because people can only copy and paste them, which completely defeats the purpose of inserting them.
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