Metro Bellas Artes

Signpost showing an entrance to Metro Bellas Artes

Metro Bellas Artes is a station along Line 2 and Line 8 of the Mexico City Metro system.^[1][2][3] It is located in the Colonia Centro district of the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City, on the junction of Avenida Juárez and Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas, on the eastern end of the Alameda Central,^[4][5] west of the city centre.^[1] The Line 2 section of the station was among the first to be opened in the system on 14 September 1970; the transfer with Line 8 was inaugurated on 20 July 1994.^[6]

The station is situated next to the Palacio de Bellas Artes opera house and museum, opened in 1934.^[7] The logo represents the Palace as seen from the main southern entrance.^[1][2][3] French President Jacques Chirac inaugurated a treasured Hector Guimard style art nouveau Paris Métro entrance next to the western wing of the Palace on 14 November 1998.^[8][9][10] The entrance was a gift given in return for a Huichol mural presented in 1997 to the Paris Métro that is now on display at the Palais Royal – Musée du Louvre station.

Inside the station, the platforms in Line 2 show reproductions of Mesoamerican art. Similarly, the Line 8 platforms are decorated with colourful murals, with Mexican and French motifs.

The station are houses a large number of replicas of indigenous steles, lintels and sculptures from various Mesoamerican civilizations. Those shown in the gallery below come from the Line 2 platforms of the station.

The Guimard style entrance added in 1998

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See also

• List of Mexico City metro stations

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Bellas Artes" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. http://www.metro.df.gob.mx/red/estacion.html?id=31. Retrieved 17 August 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Archambault, Richard. "Bellas Artes (Line 2) » Mexico City Metro System". http://mexicometro.org/metro/line2/belles-artes/. Retrieved 17 August 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Archambault, Richard. "Bellas Artes (Line 8) » Mexico City Metro System". http://mexicometro.org/metro/line8/belles-artes/. Retrieved 17 August 2011. 
4. ^ Noble, John (2000). Lonely Planet Mexico City. Oakland, CA, USA: Lonely Planet. ISBN 1-86450-087-5. 
5. ^ Humphrey, Chris (2005). Moon Handbooks Mexico City. Emeryville, CA, USA: Avalon Travel Publishing. pp. 46–47. ISBN 1-56691-612-7. 
6. ^ Monroy, Marco. "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". In Schwandl, Robert. http://www.urbanrail.net/am/mexi/mex-history.htm. Retrieved 16 August 2011. 
7. ^ Fox, Vicente (29 September 2004). "El Palacio de Bellas Artes ha sido y seguirá siendo la Catedral del Arte en México [The Palacio de Bellas Artes has been and will continue to be the Cathedral of Art in Mexico]" (in Spanish). Mexico City: Office of the President of Mexico. http://fox.presidencia.gob.mx/actividades/?contenido=15346. Retrieved 17 August 2011. 
8. ^ Rohde, Mike. "Paris - metrobits.org". http://mic-ro.com/metro/metrocity.html?city=Paris. Retrieved 17 August 2011. 
9. ^ McLauchlin, Matt. "Hector Guimard". http://www.metrodemontreal.com/art/guimard/reproductions.html. Retrieved 17 August 2011. 
10. ^ "Grant Park: Paris Metro Entryway: Guimard" (pdf). Chicago Park District. http://www.cpdit01.com/resources/planning-and-development.fountains-monuments-and-sculptures/Grant%20Park/Paris%20Metro%20Entryway.pdf. Retrieved 17 August 2011. 

External links

Preceding station	Mexico City Metro			Following station
Hidalgo	Línea 2			Allende
Garibaldi	Línea 8			San Juan de Letrán

Coordinates: 19°26′10″N 99°08′31″W / 19.436243°N 99.141955°W / 19.436243; -99.141955