GUIMARD, Hector
(b. 1867, Lyon, d. 1942, New York City)

Métro stations: Porte Dauphine (detail of the entrance)

1912
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18th arrondissement, Paris

Guimard's Métro entrances - fantastic shapes that are almost a metamorphosis of architecture and nature, ornamentation with a practical application - made him immortal and led to French Art Nouveau being at times called Style Métro.

The letters of the stations and the famous "Metropolitan" were also invented by Guimard.