Arts et Métiers

Some of the stations on the Paris metro have different themes, and today I changed line at Arts et Métiers. It serves the Musée des arts et métiers (art and craft museum), hence the name. In 1994 it was redesigned to look like it does today, with the cogs in the ceiling and the metallic walls, to mark the bicentenary of the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers. Apparently it's in a steampunk style, influenced by Jules Verne's sci-fi works. - Lucy

[Graham Thresher]

A super shot.

[colie (Nichole Stewart)]

Very cool!

[Molly]

Great lines and interesting shadows and lighting.

[Jonathan Henson]

Nice shot , Lucy. Now you've explained, I can see the connection with the Nautilus .

[Pyrrhula]

A great. interesting and beautiful artistic shot to show the Arts et Métiers.
A beautiful capture , and great explanation.

[Elize]

Very artistic. Well done Lucy

[Laura J.]

Quite the shot!

[Hazel A]

Love how the seats show how vast this is. Great steampunk style art

[Angela Tavan]

Wow! wonderful shot and wonderful decoration for a metro station! There were only a very few interesting ones in the early seventies when I was there!

[Fisher Family]

@thresheg Thanks Graham - Lucy

[Fisher Family]

@colie Thanks Nichole - Lucy

[Fisher Family]

@dolphin Thanks Molly - Lucy

[Fisher Family]

@jonhen Thanks Jonathan. I was trying to work it out too, I thought it looked a bit like a submarine! - Lucy

[Fisher Family]

@pyrrhula Thank you for your lovely comment Ferry - Lucy

[Fisher Family]

@lizbrouwer Thanks Elize - Lucy

[Fisher Family]

@helixconcepts Thank you Laura - Lucy

[Fisher Family]

@purplehaze12 Thank you Hazel - Lucy

[Fisher Family]

@angelat Thanks Angela. A few are quite distinctive now. I keep meaning to take a shot of Parmentier too, I just have to remember to get off at that stop! - Lucy

[Angela Tavan]

@fishers - I seem the remember the Louvre had a good display many years ago. La Concorde always had buskers along the big corridors but they were rather fun.

[Malc Bird]

Love the metallic tones and the movement you've captured in this shot :)

[Therese]

very cool.... I like the lights!