Saturday, February 9, 2008

Moscow by night

Here is another night-time photo. This time in Moscow.

Photo by allegri. License: CC-BY-SA

Lisbon Metro Sign

Photo by Marco Bucik. License: CC-BY-ND

Paris - Part 4

Here are some more old signs from the Paris Metro:
Photo by rightee. License: CC-BY

New York - Part 1

New York has arguably the biggest diversity of subway signs. Here are a few of them:

Photo by Marcin Wichary. License: CC-BY
Photo by midweekpost. License: CC-BY

Friday, February 8, 2008

Madrid - Metro Delicias

Photo by alvy. License: CC-BY-SA
A delicious station... or should I say Del.icio.us?

Copenhagen Information Column

Photo by Stig Nygaard. License: CC-BY

From what I could find on the Internet, this is actually a 5 m tall "Information Column" from the Kongens Nytorv station.

Paris - Line 7

Photo by gadl. License: CC-BY-SA
Photo by Claudecf. License: CC-BY-SA

Montreal - Place-Saint-Henri Station

Photo by decor8. License: CC-BY

Sofia Metro

Photo by dutchb0y. License: CC-BY

The metro system of the Bulgarian capital was launched in 1998.

Paris - "Nord-Sud" Line

Photo by sandrosamigos. License: CC-BY-ND


Photo by pedrosimoes7. License: CC-BY

On 31 January 1904, a second concession was granted to a company called the Société du chemin de fer électrique souterrain Nord-Sud de Paris (Paris North-South underground electrical railway company) and abbreviated to the Nord-Sud (North-South) company. It was responsible for building three proposed lines:

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Paris Métro Art Nouveau Entrances

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Photo by stevecadman. License: CC-BY-SA

The first line of the Paris Métro, Maillot-Vincennes, was inaugurated on 19 July 1900 during the Paris World's Fair. Entrances to stations were designed in art nouveau style by Hector Guimard. Eighty-six of his entrances are still in existence.
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