Porte Maillot station
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Porte Maillot (French pronunciation: [pɔʁt majo]) is a station on Paris Métro Line 1 and as Neuilly–Porte Maillot on the RER C and RER E. The station replaces another station of the same name, the original terminus of Line 1, which was demolished and moved in 1936.
Porte Maillot Palais des Congrès | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 23/27, av. Charles de Gaulle 80, av. de la Grande Armée 87, av. de la Grande Armée Place Maillot 16, place de Verdun 16th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 48°52′41″N 2°16′55″E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | RATP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | RATP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 19 July 1900; 124 years ago (1900-07-19) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The name derives from the Porte Maillot, a former gate to the Bois de Boulogne, whose name derives perhaps from maille, or croquet. The present day Porte Maillot is in the centre of a roundabout close to the modern Palais des congrès de Paris which the station serves. The centre of the roundabout is a small park, providing a midpoint on the long view between the arches of La Defense and the Arc de Triomphe.