Park Lille Europe (subway inhabitant of Lille)

The station Gare Lille Europe is a station of the line 2 of the subway inhabitant of Lille.

Situation

The station owes its name with the Gare Lille Europe which it serves.

Structure

General information

Station built on three underground levels, profiting from an access on the surface:

level -1: sale and composting of the tickets, and access to the Station Lille Europe
level -2: intermediate level allowing for choice of the direction of the way
level -3: access to line 2, center lanes and opposite quays

The stages are higher than usually, the access surfaces some being with the top of the level of the station, level -1 on the level of the Hall of the station, the level-2 on the level of ways TGV and level -3 passes under the station.

Description

Jean Pattou conceived the station like a well of light, of which three side are occupied by a fresco recovering all the height and the width of the wall and representing the wonders of the world: one can recognize the towns of Berlin, London and Brussels on the Northern wall, the towns of Paris, Rome and Athens on the wall Is and Toulouse, Barcelona, New York on the Southern wall. The architect dedicated his work to Jean-Baptiste Piranèse, architect and engraver who lived and worked in Rome at the XVIIIe century.

Around

Euralille
Seat of Lille Metropolis Urban community
Cemetery of the east

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