Design of the column 1900 (≈ 1900)
Hector Guimard designs access for the Metropolitan Company.
7 octobre 1902
Opening of the station
Opening of the station 7 octobre 1902 (≈ 1902)
Interim North Line 2 Terminus.
29 mai 1978
First protection
First protection 29 mai 1978 (≈ 1978)
Registration for historical monuments.
12 février 2016
Re-registration of the monument
Re-registration of the monument 12 février 2016 (≈ 2016)
Renewed protection for Guimard.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Key figures
Hector Guimard - Architect
Designer of the school in Art Nouveau style.
Origin and history
The Guimard building of Antwerp station, located at 70 boulevard de Rochechouart in Paris (18th), is an access to the metro designed in 1900 by architect Hector Guimard for the Compagnie du Métropolitain. It is one of the emblematic entrances of the network inaugurated in 1902, characterized by their Art Nouveau style. This edicle, inscribed in historical monuments since 1978 and re-registered in 2016, stands out for its signature on an enamelled lava plate bearing the word "Metropolitan".
The Antwerp station, opened on 7 October 1902, marked the provisional terminus of line 2 Nord (current line 2) between Porte Dauphine and Antwerp, before its extension to Bagnolet in 1903. His name pays tribute to the French victory during the siege of Antwerp in 1832, evoked by the proximity of the square and the square eponymous. The station, located at the limit of the 9th and 18th arrondissements, also plays a role of correspondence towards the funicular of Montmartre and the Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
The building, the only access to the station, has undergone several internal renovations ( 1960s, 1990, 2010) while maintaining its original structure. In 2016, enhanced protection confirmed its heritage status, covering all Guimard's achievements for the Paris metro. Its design, combining wrought iron and glass, illustrates the aesthetic innovation of public transport in the early twentieth century.
The Antwerp station, with its subtitle "Sacré-Coeur", highlights its anchoring in the Montmartre district, between military history (victory of 1832) and spirituality (proximity of the basilica). The Guimard church, by its rarity and style, remains a symbol of the visual identity of the Parisian metro, now protected as a testimony to the functional and artistic architecture of the period.
