The station opened on 10 December 1933 when the line was extended to Porte de Montreuil.
It is situated in the 11th arrondissement. The station is named after the former square Voltaire which is nearby.
Voltaire (1694–1778) was a French writer and philosopher, whose real name was François-Marie Arouet.
The station is served by the metro line 9.
The station is an underground station. The walls in the corridor are tiled half-way up in white rectangular tiles and bordered by a row of plain brown ceramic tiles on the bottom and a row of brown tiles with flower pattern on the top.
Advertising posters have been placed in frames of honey-coloured ceramic tiles with a wheat pattern.
The vaulted ceiling is tiled.
Seating is in form of orange, yellow and white metal half-balls on a metal bar fixed to the ground.
The platforms are on either side of the tracks. There are no barriers installed. The floor is painted grey. The edge of the platform is marked in white. A row of about 20 cm wide nobbed tiles has been added to warn sight-impaired travellers of the edge.
The lights are still in the Andreu-Motte style - metal container on the ceiling above the platform edge, matching the seat colour, in this case yellow.
When the square changed its name from Voltaire to Léon Blum, the station kept its main name but added the new name below it.
The signage is in mixed white letters on a blue background.
The walls are tiled in white rectangular tiles with a raised centre.
The station opened on 5 May 1931. It is situated at the intersection of the 2nd, 9th and 10th arrondissements. It is served by the metro lines 8 and 9. The station is named after the church Notre Dame de Bonne Novelle, which refers to the Annunciation.
The station was refurbished as part of the 100th anniversary of the opening of the metro. The theme "The movies" was picked to show a link between the two centuries.
Small entrance at the side of the Rex cinema.
The fence around is made of straight, narrow bars and painted green.
Metro sign in style Dervaux. The green lamppost has clear lines and is topped with a white round light. The word METRO on the red light panel is in white.
The name sign inside the station takes reference from the Hollywood sign on the hill. Individual chrome letters are fixed to a bar on the wall.
Below it are two maps, each in their own ceramic frame. The left map is a map of transport links.
The right shows a map of the local area.
The border in the corridor is made from brown ceramic tiles decorated with flower-shapes pressed into.
The advertising posters are displayed in brown ceramic frames which are placed very low. The "window" between them holds a mirror to let you see people coming around the corner.
Platform line 8
Line 8 started operation on 5 May 1931. This line operates on the higher level.
The Hollywood typeface also makes an appearance on the platform. Here the white letters 'dance' on a dark blue background.
The walls are tiled in white tiles with a raised centre.
The grey plastic seats are fixed to the wall by a bar.
A border of brown square tiles runs just above floor-level.
The two platforms are separated by a wall which supports the ceiling. There are arched openings in the wall between each advertising frame to allow access to the other platform in case of emergency.
The lights are fixed close to the ceiling.
The platform ground is painted grey. The edge is marked with a with line and a row of nobbed tiles.
Some of the advertising is placed on the supporting wall behind the tracks.
The brown frame follws the curviture of the wall. The corners and the centre of the top edge are decorated with ceramic plant motives.
The lights are fixed on theatre rigging hanging from the ceiling.
The curved ceiling is tiled.
Access to the platform is from the end.
Locked venting tunnel to the outside. The tunnel is located half way up a wall and is secured with a locked fence and gate. Daylight can be seen.
Platform line 9
Line 9 started operation on 10 December 1933. The platform lies underneath the tracks of the line 8. The two platforms are side platforms divided by a tiled wall.
View of the platform in direction Pont de Sèvres. There are three openings in the dividing wall to allow access to the other platform in case of emergency.
The curved ceiling is tiled.
The ceiling of the platform is higher than that of the line 8. The light rigging is suspended from longer wires than the platform for line 8.
Grey plastic seats have been fixed to a metal bar on the wall.
The signage continues the cinema theme. The platform name is in white capital letters on a dark blue background.
The walls are covered in white Metro-style tiles.
The edge of the platform is marked in white. A row of about 20 cm wide nobbed tiles has been added to warn sight-impaired travellers of the edge.
The station opened on 1 March 1909 as part of the original section from Place d'Italie to Nation, which was operated by CMP.
The station is situated in the 13th arrondissement, on the quai de la Gare on the left bank of the Seine. It is named after the gare d'eau, which was built in the 18th century to allow boats to anchor.
It is served by the metro line 6. The elevated station has one ground-level access.
The station is fenced in with a grey high metal fence.
The stairway is painted silver with glass-panels.
Exit from the station is through metal swing doors.
As is typical for most French metro stations, escalators only go upwards.
The platforms are built on a metal bridge, filled with yellow bricks. They are supported by stone pillars on the parameter and silver painted metal pillars inside the parameters.
Stairs from the ground to the platform level.To go go down to ground level you have to take the stairs.
Lighting is provided by barrel-shaped spotlights fixed to a centre bar on a wooden, slatted ceiling. There are hand-rails on either side.
North-east-bound platform with white plastic seats arranged on low circular bases covered in white ceramic tiles.
The advertising behind the seating areas is placed in frames made from white ceramic tiles with a rim.
Small lamps with medium blue metal lampshades hang from the lower parts of the ceiling.
West-bound exit of the tracks towards Chevaleret. The frosted glass panels are plain.
The platform edges are painted white. They also have a band of knobbed tiles to mark the edge for sight-impaired passengers.
Access to the centre of the platform is also by a narrow escalator. Behind it, at the end of the platform is the stair access.
The apex part of the ceiling is covered in frosted glass panels. The lower parts are solid metal or wood and painted. The entire structure is supported by simple criss-cross metal beams painted in grey.
The line traverses the Seine over the Pont de Bercy.
The station opened on 19 July 1900 with the opening of line 1. The underground station carried the name Champs-Élysées until 20 May 1931.
It is situated in the 8th arrondissement. It is served by the metro lines 1 and 13.
The lamppost outside the entrance near the Grand Palais is of the Dervaux style. The post is painted green. The incorporated red sign spells METRO in capital letters. It has two small scrolls at the side. It is lit at darkness. Above it is a white round lamp.
The entrance to the station is surrounded by a solid light-coloured stone wall. The lamppost is fixed on top of the wall.
The wall at the bottom of the stairs is covered in simple square white tiles with 3D patterns of circles and squares are placed between others where the shapes have been coloured in single colours.
The painted images and patterned tiles in the link corridor are by the Portuguese artist Manuel Cargaleiro.
A cityscape in green tones is painted on a square of 25 tiles in the centre of the wall. Two the side have rows of squares and diamonds in two shades of green.
Rectangular blue painting with little squares and lines.
Large citscape drawn on tiles covering most of the wall.
The floor is tiled in large beige marbled tiles.
Platform Line 1
Line 1 started operation on 19 July 1900.
Platform doors have been installed at the edge.
The walls are covered in printed plexi-glass. Some small backlit displays have also been added.
The ceiling consists of small painted arches which are supported by silver beams.
The ground has been painted grey.
The walls are covered in a black and white drawing of the Grand Palais printed on large plexi-glass sheets.
Other parts of the platform are covered in plastic tiles with rectangular structured shapes.
The white half-bowl shaped seats are made of metal and fixed to the ground with a silver bar.
The station name has been printed in white mixed case letters on a blue background. The additional station name - Grand Palais - is printed in smaller white letters on a brown background.
Platform Line 13
Line 13 started operation on 18 February 1975. It is an underground station.
The signage is of the same type as those on the platforms of the line 1.
The walls are tiled in very small light grey vertical flat tiles which have been placed at a slight offset.
The advertising posters have been added to metal-framed boards on the curved walls. The little tiles are all the way to the ground, there is no row of border tiles.
The ceiling is flat and painted dark brown.
Orange plastic seats have been fixed to the wall with an orange metal bar.
The ground is painted grey.
The station opened on 8 November 1922. The station is named after Château de la Muette, a former hunting lodge which was converted for Margaret of Valois, the first wife of King Henry IV of France.
It is situated in the 16th arrondissement. It is served by the metro line 9.
Border tile in corridor.
Board with the stations from this station in direction Pont de Sèvres and correspondences.
The station has two side platforms.
The ceiling is flat with a series of small painted arches which are supported by silver steel beams.
The metal advertising boards are fixed to the wall at an angle. Lights have been added to their top frame.
The platform edge has been marked by a white line, a row of white knobbed tiles and a yellow line. A light tube has been placed on the arches above the edge.
The seats on the platforms are made from green metal and shaped in form of a semi sphere.
The open stairs lead to the mezzanine level.
Exit from the platform is through three glass doors which open at the side when pushed.
The station name is printed in white upper and lower case letters on a blue plastic covered sign. Below the signage is a set of transport rules and a framed map of the transport network.
The walls are covered with tiles with a raised centre and painted over.