Creator

Fulgence Bienvenüe

Creation-date

1906

Technique

Underground station and train

Material

-

Inventory number

-

Subject-1

Mont Parnassus

Object-Current-Location

Paris, districts 6, 14 and 15.

Digital resource author

GrECI Project

Digital-resource-rights holder

University of Franche Comté (for GrECI project)

Image-number

087_Mod_1

License

CC BY

Description

The Parisian undergound stations takes the name from the Greek mount Parnassus which was, according to Greek mythology the residence of the God Appollo and the home of the Muses. In this picture we see the underground train crossing the tunel at the entranc to which we can read "direction Montparnasse" so "to Mount Parnassus".