Pyramides (Paris Métro)

Pyramides
Paris Métro station
Line 7 platforms
Location	1st arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°51′57″N 2°20′05″E / 48.86587°N 2.33467°E / 48.86587; 2.33467Coordinates: 48°51′57″N 2°20′05″E / 48.86587°N 2.33467°E / 48.86587; 2.33467
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	1 July 1916 (1916-07)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Palais Royal–Musée du Louvre toward Villejuif–Louis Aragon or Mairie d'Ivry Opéra toward La Courneuve–8 mai 1945 Madeleine toward Mairie de Saint-Ouen Châtelet toward Olympiades
Location
Pyramides Location within Paris

Pyramides (French pronunciation: [piʁamid] (listen)) is a station on Line 7 and Line 14 of the Paris Métro. It is named after the Rue des Pyramides, which commemorates the victory in 1798 of Napoleon's Armée d'Orient over the Mamluks of Murad Bey in the Battle of the Pyramids in Egypt. The Line 7 station opened in 1916 and the Line 14 station was opened at the line's inception in 1998.

Station layout[]

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
B1	Mezzanine	to Exits/Entrances
B2	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound	← toward Villejuif–Louis Aragon or Mairie d'Ivry (Palais Royal–Musée du Louvre)
	Northbound	→ toward La Courneuve–8 mai 1945 (Opéra) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
B3	Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	← toward Mairie de Saint-Ouen (Madeleine)
	Southbound	→ toward Olympiades (Châtelet) →
	Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the right

Gallery[]

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  Station entrance

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  Line 14 platforms at Pyramides

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References[]

• Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.