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Origin and history

The Guimard building of Temple Station is one of the few preserved Art Nouveau accesses of the Paris Metro, characteristic of the architectural style of Hector Guimard. It has been listed as a historical monument since 2016 (after first protection in 1978), and marks the entrance to the Temple station, opened in 1904 on line 3. The station owes its name to the Temple Street, linked to the order of the Templars installed in the neighborhood in the thirteenth century.

Temple Station, located under Turbigo Street on the edge of Arts and Trades and Red Children, has undergone several renovations. In the 1960s, its docks were modernized with a green metal bodywork, replaced in 2003 by a return to the original bevelled white tile. Despite its proximity to the République station (served by 5 lines), Temple remains an architectural testimony of the Parisian metro, with a modest attendance (about 1.2 million travellers in 2019).

The unique access to the station, adorned with the Guimard edicle, leads to Elizabeth Dmitrieff Square, named in 2007 in tribute to a feminist figure. Inside, a mosaic by Hervé Mathieu-Bachelot, Colour in masses (1982), decorates the corridors. The station, although not frequented, retains a historical and aesthetic role, illustrating the evolution of the design of the Paris metro since its inauguration.

The surrounding area, marked by Templar History, is home to emblematic places such as the Temple Carreau or the 3rd arrondissement town hall. The Temple station, although only served by line 3, is part of a dense network, close to the Place de la République, a major hub of Parisian transport.

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