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GreenPartyVoter

(73,035 posts) Wed Apr 29, 2020, 07:23 PM Apr 2020

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Paris Metro

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Paris Metro (Original Post) GreenPartyVoter Apr 2020 OP

Love this. There aren't many of those original Art Deco entrances left. 86 remain and they CurtEastPoint Apr 2020 #1

Oh, I know! I love Art Nouveau and Art Deco. I knew when I wanted to do a piece GreenPartyVoter Apr 2020 #2

This is Art Nouveau, right? brush Apr 2020 #3

The metro stop is but my piece is not. GreenPartyVoter Apr 2020 #4

My eyes... which station is that? CurtEastPoint Apr 2020 #5

Both our eyes, and my penmanship. LOL It's line 12 in Montmartre. I love this image of it too. GreenPartyVoter Apr 2020 #6

I see it now. Abbesses. I used that one last time I was in Paris, to visit Sacre Coeur! CurtEastPoint Apr 2020 #7

I am not sure if I used it or not, we went to so many places in Paris. All the must-sees, at least GreenPartyVoter Apr 2020 #12

I love the Paris Metro. 3catwoman3 Apr 2020 #8

The Metro was the closest I got to the L'ouvre. The stop looked gorgeous, at least. The DC metro GreenPartyVoter Apr 2020 #10

Some of the DC Metro stations are really deep... 3catwoman3 Apr 2020 #14

Love it! lunatica Apr 2020 #9

Thank you! The letters were tricky. My little brushes that have enough snap for the job don't hold GreenPartyVoter Apr 2020 #11

LOL! That's why I think the letters are so well done! lunatica Apr 2020 #13

CurtEastPoint

(19,179 posts)

1. Love this. There aren't many of those original Art Deco entrances left. 86 remain and they

Reply to GreenPartyVoter (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2020, 07:24 PM

Apr 2020

are classed as monuments now.

GreenPartyVoter

(73,035 posts)

2. Oh, I know! I love Art Nouveau and Art Deco. I knew when I wanted to do a piece

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 29, 2020, 07:41 PM

Apr 2020

to remember the metros, this stop was the one.

brush

(57,489 posts)

3. This is Art Nouveau, right?

Reply to GreenPartyVoter (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2020, 08:01 PM

Apr 2020

GreenPartyVoter

(73,035 posts)

4. The metro stop is but my piece is not.

Reply to brush (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 29, 2020, 08:03 PM

Apr 2020

CurtEastPoint

(19,179 posts)

5. My eyes... which station is that?

Reply to GreenPartyVoter (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 29, 2020, 08:30 PM

Apr 2020

GreenPartyVoter

(73,035 posts)

6. Both our eyes, and my penmanship. LOL It's line 12 in Montmartre. I love this image of it too.

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 29, 2020, 08:39 PM

Apr 2020

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ixos/4937621903

CurtEastPoint

(19,179 posts)

7. I see it now. Abbesses. I used that one last time I was in Paris, to visit Sacre Coeur!

Reply to GreenPartyVoter (Reply #6)

Wed Apr 29, 2020, 08:42 PM

Apr 2020

GreenPartyVoter

(73,035 posts)

12. I am not sure if I used it or not, we went to so many places in Paris. All the must-sees, at least

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #7)

Wed Apr 29, 2020, 08:56 PM

Apr 2020

from the outside.

3catwoman3

(25,439 posts)

8. I love the Paris Metro.

Reply to GreenPartyVoter (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2020, 08:43 PM

Apr 2020

It’s such an efficient way to get around because of the “spider web” design. The metro in the DC area wasn’t like that - you couldn’t interconnect from one lone to another.

The first time I was i Paris, I was especially intrigued by the metro stops that had the maps that would light up to show you the route you needed.

GreenPartyVoter

(73,035 posts)

10. The Metro was the closest I got to the L'ouvre. The stop looked gorgeous, at least. The DC metro

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #8)

Wed Apr 29, 2020, 08:53 PM

Apr 2020

was scary. That rickety wooden escalator!

3catwoman3

(25,439 posts)

14. Some of the DC Metro stations are really deep...

Reply to GreenPartyVoter (Reply #10)

Wed Apr 29, 2020, 09:43 PM

Apr 2020

...underground, and the escalators seem to descend forever.

The Moscow Metro is amazing. Many of the stations/stops are breathtakingly beautiful - like being in a museum or art gallery. Stained glass, sculptures, mosaics, paintings, and chandeliers. Here is a linK to a video tour:

In Chicago, it's called the Metra, which never sounds right to me. Needs to end with an "o."

lunatica

(53,410 posts)

9. Love it!

Reply to GreenPartyVoter (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2020, 08:51 PM

Apr 2020

You also did really well with the lettering!

GreenPartyVoter

(73,035 posts)

11. Thank you! The letters were tricky. My little brushes that have enough snap for the job don't hold

Reply to lunatica (Reply #9)

Wed Apr 29, 2020, 08:55 PM

Apr 2020

much paint, and I hate the surprise water beads that splash down at the worst times. LOL

lunatica

(53,410 posts)

13. LOL! That's why I think the letters are so well done!

Reply to GreenPartyVoter (Reply #11)

Wed Apr 29, 2020, 09:06 PM

Apr 2020

You have to be really careful or you’ll ruin everything!

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