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Gare d'Orsay
Former railway station in Paris, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
This article is about the former mainline railway station in Paris. For the adjacent RER station, see Musée d'Orsay (Paris RER). For the RER station serving the suburb of Orsay, see Orsay-Ville station.
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![]() 1909 postcard: "La Gare d'Orleans (the Gare d'Orsay) et Quai d'Orsay" | |||||
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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 | ||||
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Architect | Victor Laloux | ||||
Architectural style | Beaux-Arts | ||||
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Opened | 1900 | ||||
Closed | 1939 | ||||
Previous names | Gare d'Orleans (Quai d'Orsay) | ||||
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1986 | Reopened as the Musée d'Orsay | ||||
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