Gare d'Orsay
Gare d'Orsay is a former Paris railway station and hotel, built in 1900 to designs by Victor Laloux, Lucien Magne and Émile Bénard; it served as a terminus for the Chemin de Fer de Paris à Orléans (Paris–Orléans Railway). It was the first electrified urban terminal station in the world, opened 28 May 1900, in time for the 1900 Exposition Universelle. After closure as a station, it reopened in December 1986 as the Musée d'Orsay, an art museum. The museum is currently served by the RER station of the same name.
Gare d'Orsay | |
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1909 postcard: "La Gare d'Orleans (the Gare d'Orsay) et Quai d'Orsay" | |
| General information | |
| Location | Quai d'Orsay/Rue de Lille 75343 Paris, France |
| Coordinates | 48.860283°N 2.325392°E |
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| Line(s) | Paris–Bordeaux railway |
| Tracks | 16 |
| Construction | |
| Architect | Victor Laloux |
| Architectural style | Beaux-Arts |
| History | |
| Opened | 1900 |
| Closed | 1939 |
| Previous names | Gare d'Orleans (Quai d'Orsay) |
| Key dates | |
| 1986 | Reopened as the Musée d'Orsay |
| Location | |
Gare d'Orsay Location of the Gare d'Orsay in Paris | |
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