Product Idea | Aug 04, 2017

Art Nouveau Metro Entrance

By penpen2012

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The build was inspired by the Paris Metro Art Nouveau entrances designed by renowned French architect Hector Guimard.

Arch. Guimard designed two types of entrances to metro stations, with and without glass roofs. Built in cast iron, they make heavy reference to the symbolism of plants and are now considered classic examples of French Art Nouveau architecture. 141 entrances were constructed between 1900 and 1912, of which 86 still exist.

One of the more notable feature of this structure/station was the undulating roof, portions of which are covered in glass. Tried to make this building light and airy as oppose to the heavy built up structures of the other architectural styles. Another goal of this build is to incorporate the curve ornaments associated with the Art Nouveau style.

The build consist of 997 bricks including 1 minifigs.

This is my 39th build, and hopefully more to come. As with my previous sets this build is fully playable. If you like this model please do share and support this build through your friends and your social network.

Your opinions, suggestions and comments are most welcome.

Thank You and Happy Building :)

My other Builds

Batcave 2016 https://ideas.lego.com/projects/145929

Ma.K. Mars-01 https://ideas.lego.com/projects/146724

Ma.K. "Strauß" Maschinenfabrik https://ideas.lego.com/projects/147712

Futurecar 01 https://ideas.lego.com/projects/e44fb0bc-8bf0-4fe7-9a2f-ed1e6afe36c4

Futurecar 02 https://ideas.lego.com/projects/92680f64-9168-406d-a892-be165bc26487

Futurecraft 01 https://ideas.lego.com/projects/93a99bb3-9b42-4e14-9632-27875ab9836c

Comet Alpha https://ideas.lego.com/projects/3493872b-315d-43bc-9859-ef09576a5a35

Silverstreak https://ideas.lego.com/projects/955cb962-ec03-471d-a189-23d27befbfe9

Car & Truck https://ideas.lego.com/projects/45cdcfc2-c7f7-4eca-b1f7-3c86db48ad65