Gare d'Orsay
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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.[1] 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.
Former railway station in Paris
Gare d'Orsay | |
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| Heavy rail | |
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 / 48.860283; 2.325392 |
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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 | |