Loneliness - a photo on Flickriver

Loneliness

            Musée d'Orsay Express metro station (the slowest line actually), are underground tracks of the former Orsay Railway station. It was built in 1898. 
Today the splendid visible building on the street is a museum dedicated to the art of the 19th century. 

In the early 1970s, it was slated for demolition. But the Parisians protested and it was classified as monument in 1978. 
The building is a steel structure, covered with Paris stone. It was the link between the capital and the west of France. 

The prowess was to build a tunnel all through the city and its very old streets and buildings, along and above the riverside to avoid flooding. It is then invisible from outside. But on the other hand, it was limited to two tracks and traffic was a bit difficult to operate with the increasing amount of passengers.

In 1939, traffic was limited to the suburbs. The rest was transferred to Austerlitz station. Between World War 2 and 1979, the unused station was turned into a theatre and an auction house. 
But that year 1979, the opening of the tunnel between Orsay and Invalide, allowed the traffic on line C towards Versailles. The underground station was reopened for service, with approximately 9.000 passengers per day using it. On the street level, the building was restored and opened in 1986 as a museum. 
Today, the rail service continues to operate underground, on Regional Express line C. 
   

Taken in: France / Île-de-France / Paris / Paris 10 Ancien - Quartier Faubourg-Saint-Germain (show map)

Taken on: December 16, 2012

Tags:

alone

loneliness

station

gare

Bahnhof

車站

駅

estación

stazione

estação

Musée d'Orsay

RER

metro

subway

Metropolitana

underground

EUROPE

EUROPA

ヨーロッパ

Европа

France

Francia

França

フランス

Frankreich

Frankrijk

Франциа

Gens

gente

people

Homme

Hombre

Man

Mann

男人

남성

άνδρας

uomo

男

Mens

homem

человек

PANASONIC LUMIX DMC-TZ

Lumix

Panasonic

Leica lens

pocket camera

point and shoot

Paris

Parijs

Parigi

Париж

巴黎

パリ

ville

city

ciudad

Stadt

cidade

città

город

街

城市 « less

Sets appears in: • CHRONOS • FRIENDS & I more » • Eyeem « less

Groups appears in: • Paris • Photography more » • Amateurs • Lumix • GeoTagging Flickr • Geotagged • City • >> Visit Paris • 1000 Views • Please don't break the only rule. No rules here! • Total Photography (No AI or SL) • No-Flash Night Shots • Exploring Paris • ANYTHING ALLOWED!!!!!! • ANY PHOTOS ALL THE TIME!!!! • Your photo goes here! no 30/60 • Views: 1000 • Favorites: 10 • Favorites: 20 • Paris París Parigi (no postcard pics) • Anything Goes No Limits • CLICK the CAMERA • Panasonic Lumix Users • PARIS, FRANCE ! • The Flikr Group • Me, myself and I • ANYTHING & EVERYTHING PHOTOGRAPHIC / NO SL/AI • Anything at all • Self Taught Photographers - LOOK AT DISCUSSIONS FIRST! • 1 day we'll have the most photos on Flickr • Panasonic Lumix • Paris en Photo • Panasonic TZ Users • Your Best Photography • Photographers with Compact Cameras • ALL Welcome - I am sick of 'rules and regulations - New Contest • "Unlimited Photos: No Rules" • I am flickr! - No 30/60 Limit • Flickr Number One !! • Shots with a Lumix - photos and videos - no 30/60. • Aficionados con ganas de mostrarse - Fans with desire of would. • The Biggest Group! - Playground For Psychotics • Flickr's Biggest Group • FlickrCentral With No Posting Limit • 100.000.000 Flickr Photos [No AI or SL] • Strictly GeoTagged (no 30/60 limit) • Paris Geotagged • ***Flickr Global • Your pics and shots [No AI or SL] • *That's MY Photo ! * • Flickr Free • Paris PhotoShooters United • Mordus de photos • We Are Free / Somos libres • FLICKERIANS • The Paris Metro • Panasonic Lumix TZ10 • NO RESTRICTIONS - Everybody is WELCOME • [][][]Not only Facebook[][][] • Panasonic Lumix Lovers • ` FLICKR ´ • Simply Paris.. • *Vos photos-Your photos* • Paris Sous Sol • I Will Photograph Anything...Will You ? • A to Z photography • Panasonic Lumix Group • Panasonic LUMIX .... Mirrorless with all lens !! • 1,000 Views Unlimited 1000 • Trains, Subways and Stations • Panasonic LUMIX DMC-TZ/ZS Models • Just show off !!! • ㋡ flickr ○● DEPOT ㋡ • !*ALL ARE WELCOME*! • This is Why I Bought A Camera • Today's Flickr • !*Flickr All Stars*! • post any photo • Flickr Explore It • ≼◈≽Le nostre FOTO≼◈≽ • Show All Your Photos From Around The World. NO SL/AI • Group for all users of FLICKR - No 30/60 Groups Limit • 1.000 / 1000 views at least (NO LIMITS, NO 30/60) • The Ultimate Photographer • WORLD AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS • THE PHOTO OF ALL DAYS. LA FOTO DE TODOS LOS DIAS. • Photos (No 30/60 Group Limit) • Flickr Worldwide. • Digital Photography Safe (Opted out 30/60 Limit) • !*All Around The World*! • All great photos - No 30/60 • There`s no limit: Whitout 30/60! • You-Graphy • ! Your Flickr Photos ! • Free our Flickr - No 30/60 • NO Second Life (opted out 30/60) • FlickrCentral2 • FLICKR INTERNATIONAL - No 30/60 Groups Limit • No limit - No 30/60 • Flickr (No 30/60 Group Limit) • Pictures (No 30/60 Group Limit) • No 30/60 Flickr - no SL • flickr 30/60 limit sucks • The best photographs from around the world. • Flickr Photo Album Unlimited & Instant Posting • Photography (No 30/60 limit) • A Man Alone - In Solitude • THERE IS NO LIMIT FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC CREATION • BEAUTY PHOTOS AROUND THE WORLD • Flickr Addicts Two • Post Anything You Like. No 30/60 • Show your EXIF • * no limits, just quality photography! • A group for all type of photos but no porn (No 30 • phenomenAgraphy « less

Camera: Panasonic DMC-TZ10, f/6.3, 0.3 sec, 4.1mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Panasonic DMC-TZ10
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.3
Focal Length:	4.1mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Tungsten (Incandescent)
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	ViewNX 2.10 M
Show full info

Stats: 2,351 views / 1 comment