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unusual facts about Hector Guimard


Lviv railway station

Made of bent steel, the balustrades and railings bore direct resemblance to the style of the Paris Métro ornaments designed by Hector Guimard.


Paul Signac

In November 1897, the Signacs moved to a new apartment in the Castel Béranger, built by Hector Guimard, and a little later, in December of the same year, acquired a house in Saint-Tropez called La Hune; there the painter had a vast studio constructed, which he inaugurated on 16 August 1898.

Victoria Square, Montreal

It features Hector Guimard's Art Nouveau outdoor entrance to the Square-Victoria Metro station, a statue of Queen Victoria, the "Taichi Single Whip" sculpture by Ju Ming and trees lining its bounding avenues.


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