Louvre – Rivoli (Paris Métro)

Louvre – Rivoli ([luvʁ ʁivɔli]) is a station on the Line 1 of the Paris Metro. It is near the Louvre and Rue de Rivoli.

Louvre – Rivoli
Paris Métro station
Louvre – Rivoli prior to Line 1's conversion to automatic operations.
Location	8, rue de l'Amiral de Coligny 1st arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°51′40″N 2°20′25″E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	19 July 1900 (1900-07-19)
Previous names	Louvre (1900-1989)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Palais Royal – Musée du Louvre toward La Défense Châtelet toward Château de Vincennes
Location
Louvre – Rivoli Location within Paris

The station was opened on 13 August 1900, almost a month after trains began running on the original section of Line 1 between Porte de Vincennes and Porte Maillot on 19 July 1900, under the name Louvre. It was given its current name in 1989, soon after the opening of the new entrance to the Louvre Museum at the simultaneously renamed Palais Royal – Musée du Louvre station.[1]

In 1968, the platforms in this station were decorated with replicas of ancient art from the Louvre Museum. It was the first metro station to become culturally decorated.[1]

Station layout

Street Level

B1	Connecting level

Line 1 platforms	Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← toward La Défense – Grande Arche (Palais Royal – Musée du Louvre)
	Eastbound	→ toward Château de Vincennes (Châtelet) →
	Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the right

Gallery

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  Louvre – Rivoli platforms prior to automation
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  Louvre – Rivoli signage
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  Louvre – Rivoli station in 1970

References

1. Hardy, B. Paris Metro Handbook. 3rd Ed, 1999. Capital Transport Publishing.