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Alma - Marceau (Paris Métro)

Alma - Marceau
Paris Métro
Paris Métro station
AX 9 Alma Marceau 20080715.jpg
Location 8th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates 48°51′54″N 2°18′01″E / 48.864904°N 2.300234°E / 48.864904; 2.300234Coordinates: 48°51′54″N 2°18′01″E / 48.864904°N 2.300234°E / 48.864904; 2.300234
Owned by RATP
Operated by RATP
Other information
Fare zone 1
History
Opened 27 May 1923 (1923-05-27)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station
Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 9
Location
Alma - Marceau is located in Paris
Alma - Marceau
Alma - Marceau
Location within Paris

Alma - Marceau is a station on line 9 of the Paris Métro, named after the Pont de l'Alma (Alma Bridge) and the Avenue Marceau. The station opened on 27 May 1923 with the extension of the line from Trocadéro to Saint-Augustin.

The Battle of Alma was a Franco-British victory against the Russians in the Crimean War in 1854. General François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers (1769–1796) fought the Revolt in the Vendée during the French Revolution.

Street-level entrance at Alma – Marceau



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