Inside out: Jaurès

The last of Line 2's above-ground stations is named after the founder of the French Socialist Party.

Inside out: La Chapelle 2

Large windows and atrium-like overhangs flood these stations with natural light.

Inside out: La Chapelle

This station, La Chapelle, was inaugurated over a hundred years ago today, on January 31, 1903.

Inside out: Barbès-Rochechouart

 

Another elevated station on Line 2, Barbès-Rochechouart, with access to Line 4. 

 

Inside out: Stalingrad

I was able to get this photo from inside the train just before the doors closed.

Inside out

My next few posts will be from a series of photos taken from platforms of métro stops along Line 2 that run above ground, constructed at the turn of the 20th century.

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A year ago today this almost-a-photo-a-day photo blog of Paris (using an iphone) was launched, and I thank everyone for your great behind-the-scenes comments, compliments, and enthusiasm! - BPJ

A choir of nuns

Dozens of cheery nuns cross a street in the Latin Quarter.