Paris Train Stations: Shaping the City

Paris Train Stations: Shaping the City

2020
52m
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Overview

Every day, Paris’ six railway stations welcome over 3,000 trains and more than a million travelers coming from France and all over Europe. The stations’ sizes are impressive: Gare du Nord is bigger than the Louvre or Notre-Dame de Paris. These railway stations are architectural landmarks and a model of urban planning despite the radical changes they’ve undergone since their construction in the middle of the 19th century. How did the railway stations manage to absorb the boom of travelers in just a few decades? What colossal works were necessary to erect and then modify these now essential buildings? From the monumental glass walls of Gare du Nord to the iconic tower of Gare de Lyon, to the first-ever all-electric train station, each has its own story, technical characteristics, and well-defined urban image.

Status: Released

Language: FR

Production Information

Production Companies
RMC Production RMC Films RMC Découverte
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French

Keywords

paris, france architecture 19th century train station

Quick Facts

Original Title Gares de Paris : Un patrimoine révélé
Release Date October 21, 2020
Status Released
Language FR
Website Visit Site

Cast

Julien Bocher
Julien Bocher

Narrator (voice)

Bertrand Lemoine
Bertrand Lemoine

Self - Engineer and architect

Stéphanie Sauget
Stéphanie Sauget

Self - Railway historian

Clive Lamming
Clive Lamming

Self - Railway historian

François Loyer
François Loyer

Self - Heritage historian

Georges Ribeill
Georges Ribeill

Self - Sociologist and railway historian

Patrick Cognasson
Patrick Cognasson

Self - Railway historian

Marc Le Cœur
Marc Le Cœur

Self - Architecture historian

Étienne Riot
Étienne Riot

Self - Urbanism researcher

Didier Leroy
Didier Leroy

Self - Railway historian

Véronique Veston
Véronique Veston

Self - Heritage architect

Key Crew

Thibault Martin
Producer
Raphaëlle Girotto
Producer
Constance de Guernon
Director