Saint-Philippe du Roule (Paris Métro)
Paris Métro station | |||||||||||
Location | 8th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 48°52′19″N 2°18′36″E / 48.871941°N 2.310036°ECoordinates: 48°52′19″N 2°18′36″E / 48.871941°N 2.310036°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | RATP | ||||||||||
Operated by | RATP | ||||||||||
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Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
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Opened | 27 May 1923 | ||||||||||
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Saint-Philippe du Roule Location within Paris |
Saint-Philippe du Roule (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ filip dy ʁul]) is a station on line 9 of the Paris Métro. The station opened on 27 May 1923 with the extension of the line from Trocadéro to Saint-Augustin. The village of Roule, which became a suburb in 1722, was a small locality called Romiliacum by Frédégaire, Crioilum by Saint Eligius, then Rolus in the 12th century.
Nearby[]
North of the station is the fashionable street of Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré and the church of Saint-Philippe du Roule. A chapel was established in the district of Bas-Roule, near a leprosarium. It was replaced by a more important church, which was built by Jean Chalgrin between 1774 and 1784. The church of was built in the style of a Greco-Roman basilica. It was enlarged by Godde in 1845 and Victor Baltard in 1860. Its pediment, representing Religion and its attributes, is by François-Joseph Duret.
Station layout[]
G | Street Level | Exit/Entrance |
B1 | Mezzanine | Fare control |
B2 | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Westbound | ← toward Pont de Sèvres (Franklin D. Roosevelt) | |
Eastbound | toward Mairie de Montreuil (Miromesnil) → | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right |
Gallery[]
Street-level entrance at Saint-Philippe du Roule
Passage Saint-Philippe-du-Roule
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References[]
- Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.
- Paris Métro line 9
- Paris Métro stations in the 8th arrondissement of Paris
- Railway stations in France opened in 1923
- Paris Métro stubs