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Sign: Paris - Saint-Germain-des-Prés Metro Station - "The Myth of Saint-Germain" Special item


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Saint-Germain-des-Prés, 75006 Paris, France
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On the sign:
Saint Germain des Prés

Située au cœur d’un quartier marqué au XXe siècle par une effervescence culturelle sans précédent, la station Saint-Germain-des-Prés bénéficie d’un statut particulier au sein du réseau de métro parisien. La RATP y a, depuis toujours, accordé une large place aux arts et à la culture. On peut notamment y admirer la sculpture Les Messagers, un bronze de Gualtiero Busato, ou encore une mosaïque d’André Ropion rendant hommage à Gutenberg. Depuis l’an 2000, date du centenaire du métro, ses quais accueillent régulièrement des expositions temporaires mettant en avant la création littéraire.
La nouvelle installation Le Mythe Saint-Germain: un lexique amoureux célèbre aujourd’hui des personnalités, illustres ou parfois méconnues, qui ont contribué à écrire l’histoire du quartier. En prenant appui sur un nom qui évoque à lui seul mille images et événements, cette galerie de portraits propose une promenade littéraire à travers les époques, depuis la naissance de la station jusqu’à nos jours. Elle dévoile, entre histoires et anecdotes, un peu de ce quartier unique qui incarne toujourse... certaine idée d’un Paris lettré, chic, libre et créatif.

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Crédits:
Direction de projet: RATP-Département Communication
Direction éditoriale et rédaction: Laure Femendez
Conception et direction artistique: La Fabrique de l’Est/STUDIO
Réalisation sonore: Louie Creative
Fabrication: Soudouest Métal
Impression: Multiplast
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The interior design of the metro station presents different themes that alternate from time to time.
The current theme is "The Myth of Saint-Germain" - personalities who have contributed to the history of the neighborhood.

In the following photos taken that day, you can see the interior of a station, and some of the personalities appearing in the name of the station Saint-Germain-des-Prés Click for a larger image Click for a larger image

RATP - Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens - Autonomous Parisian Transportation Administration

Translation of the text on the sign:
Saint Germain des Prés

Located in the heart of a district marked by unprecedented cultural excitement in the 20th century, the Saint-Germain-des-Prés station enjoys a special status within the Paris metro network. The RATP has always given a large place to arts and culture. You can notably admire the sculpture Les Messagers, a bronze by Gualtiero Busato, or even a mosaic by André Ropion paying homage to Gutenberg.
Since 2000, the centenary of the metro, its platforms have regularly hosted temporary exhibitions highlighting literary creation.
The new installation Le Mythe Saint-Germain: a loving lexicon now celebrates personalities, illustrious or sometimes unknown, who have contributed to writing the history of the neighborhood. Based on a name that alone evokes a thousand images and events, this gallery of portraits offers a literary stroll through the eras, from the birth of the station to the present day. It reveals, between stories and anecdotes, a little of this unique district which always embodies... a certain idea of a literate, chic, free and creative Paris.

Find all the texts from this exhibition using this QR code. Find all the texts of this exhibition with the QR code

Credits:
Project management: RATP-Communication Department
Editorial direction and writing: Laure Femendez
Design and artistic direction: La Fabrique de l’Est/STUDIO
Sound production: Louie Creative
Manufacturing: Soudouest Métal
Printing: Multiplast




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