If you are at Place Colette, you probably won’t realize that this is a Metro entrance. It is an Art Nouveau subway entrance that even has a name: “Kiosque des Noctambules.” (Kiosk of the Night Owls.) At first sight, I thought it was something out of a fairy tale, like maybe Cinderella's coach. It was designed by Jean-Michel Othoniel and installed in October of 2000 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Paris subway system. It has chunks of colored glass intertwined with aluminum, giving the effect of a jeweled crown. The entrance is the Palais Royale-Musee du Louvre Metro entrance.
Place Colette
Kiosque des Noctambules
A little closer view of the entrance
A view of the dome of the kiosk
The Metro entrance
Stairs down to the Metro
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