In the heart of the Left Bank’s Latin Quarter, the Cluny-La Sorbonne metro stop illuminates. “Les Oiseaux,” a mosaic of two large birds surrounded by signatures of famous French intellectuals, artists, and scientists, dominates the ceiling and walls of the station. Created by French artist, Jean Bazaine, when the station was refurbished in 1988, it is definitely worth a trip. Bazaine, who is best known for his paintings, also completed a series of stained glass windows at the Saint Severin Church (Eglise Staint-Severin) nearby. Inspired by the seven sacraments, he titled the piece “Marriage from the Seven Sacraments.” While most of Paris’s metro stations have column free vaults and white beveled tiles that look uniform throughout, there are a few truly elegant ones. In Paris, it’s not necessary to go to the Louvre to appreciate art. A metro stop will do.
Metro Cluny-La Sorbonne (line 10). [5e].
Eglise Saint-Severin, 26 Rue Saint-Severin, Metro Cluny-La Sorbonne. [5e].
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I love this piece, your description of the metro stops opposed to riding the metro such a contrast. One describes a busy crowded city another displays art that can be appreciated. Both pieces “Le Metro” and Metro Art “Les Oiseaux” pleasure to read.
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