The European Heritage Days are back this weekend. To mark the occasion, 8 future stations of the Grand Paris Express will be opening their doors to the public free of charge. Join us this Saturday, September 21, 2024, to visit the construction sites of the Arcueil - Cachan station, the Le Bourget Aéroport station and the La Courneuve Six-Routes station. Here's everything you need to know.
Considered the " backbone " of the Grand Paris Express, line 14 was extended to the north and south on June 24. Orly airport can now be reached from Saint-Denis Pleyel in just 40 minutes.
But the work is far from over for the Société des grands projets, in charge of the design and development of the Grand Paris Express, as 4 new metro lines are expected in the next few years in the Paris region: lines 15, 16, 17 and 18.
As work continues on the 60 or so new stations, Société des grands projets is taking advantage of the European Heritage Days to open the doors of 8 of them to the general public. Join us this Saturday, September 21, 2024, to discover the construction sites of 8 Grand Paris Express stations, including the Arcueil - Cachan station, the Le Bourget Aéroport station and the eagerly-awaited La Courneuve Six-Routes station. What's on the agenda? A visit to the construction sites, as well as architectural and artistic activities in the heart of the stations.
Please note that tours of each station are free of charge and do not require registration. Tours will run from 9:30 am to 6 pm. However, " on-site reception will be subject to availability " and " mediation will be carried out in groups of around 20 people ".
Journées du Patrimoine 2024, the 8 stations of the Grand Paris Express open to the public
- Antonypôle - Wissous Centre (Line 18)
Address: 2 avenue Léon Harmel, 92160 Antony
Discover the station worksite designed by architect Éric Puzenat. Mediations around the olfactory and kinetic work imagined by artist Julie C. Fortier.
- Arcueil - Cachan (Ligne 15 sud)
Address: 7 avenue Léon Eyrolles, 94230 Cachan
Discover the station worksite designed by architect Jean-Pierre Vaysse of the Ar-Thème associés agency. Mediations around the work"Pulsations urbaines" by artist Vincent Mauger.
- Aulnay - Val Francilia (Line 16)
Address: Rue Paul Cézanne, 93600 Aulnay-sous-Bois
Discover the construction site of the station designed by architect Aldric Beckmann. Mediations around the work designed by the artist duo Berger & Berger.
- Issy (Ligne 15 sud)
Address: 40 Rue Aristide Briand, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux
Discover the station's construction site, designed by the Brunet Saunier Architecture agency. Mediations around the work"Array", designed by artist Pablo Valbuena.
- La Courneuve Six-Routes (Line 16 & 17)
Address: 79 Avenue du Général Leclerc, 93120 La Courneuve
Discover the construction site of the station designed by Chartier Dalix Architectes. Mediation around the plant-based work by artist Duy Anh Nhan Duc, entitled"Empreinte".
- Le Bourget Aéroport (Line 17)
Address: 660 Esplanade de l'Air et de l'Espace, 93440 Dugny
Discover the construction site of the station designed by architect Jaques Pajot. Mediation around the work of artist Mona Hatoum, a tribute to travel.
- Mairie de Vitry-sur-Seine (Ligne 15 sud)
Address: 13 Rue Edouard Tremblay, 94400 Vitry-sur-Seine
Discover the construction site of the station designed by architect Frédéric Neau, and conceived as a"grotto". Mediations around the monumental work by artist Abdelkader Benchamma, entitled"Grotte Céleste".
- Marguerite Perey (Line 18)
Address: intersection of avenue de la Vauve and boulevard Gaspard Monge, Palaiseau
Discover the construction site of this aerial station designed by architect Jacques Pajot.
Find the full program here!
And that's not all, as Société des grands projets is also opening the doors of La Fabrique du métro for the European Heritage Days. Join us on September 21, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., for a free program of activities for young and old alike. What's on the menu? Conferences, self-guided tours of the museum and a wooden construction playground.
