Botzaris is a station on the Paris Métro, serving Line 7bis
in the 19th arrondissement, named after Markos Botsaris,
a hero of the Greek War of Independence.
The station was opened on 18 January 1911 with the opening
of the line that it is on as a branch of line 7 from Louis Blanc to
Pré Saint-Gervais.
Because the station is built in a backfilled quarry, it was built
with arches over each of the tracks to strengthen the station box.
On 3 December 1967 this branch was separated from line 7, becoming line 7bis.
October 8, 2018