Concorde is a station on lines 1, 8 and 12 of the Paris Métro
in the Place de la Concorde in central Paris and the 1st arrondissement.
The station was opened on 13 August 1900, almost a month after trains
began running on the original section of line 1 between Porte de Vincennes
and Porte Maillot on 19 July 1900.
The line 12 platforms were opened on 5 November 1910 as part of the first
section of the Nord-Sud Company's line C from Porte de Versailles to
Notre-Dame-de-Lorette.
This line was taken over by the Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris
and was renamed line 12 on 27 March 1931. The line 8 platforms were opened on
12 March 1914 on the first section of the line from Beaugrenelle (now Charles Michels
on line 10) to Opéra; this line had been opened on 13 July 1913, although the
platforms at Concorde and Invalides were not yet finished.
Concorde is distinctive due to its décor; the tunnel for line 12 is decorated with tiles
spelling the Déclaration des Droits de l'Homme et du Citoyen.
October 8, 2018