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The name of Austerlitz recalls the famous battle won by Napoléon
in Austria on the 2nd of December 1805, against Austro-Russian armies. It was originally
conceived as a railway terminal for the Orléans Company, running its first line here
starting with 1840. Consequent extensions took place in 1846 and 1852. Finally, the station
as seen today was rebuilt by the architect Pierre-Louis Renaud (1865-1868).
Trains depart from this station bound
for the South-West of France, Spain and Portugal.
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1. The Métro traverses the station on elevated track.
2. The platform with its large main hall.
3. Ticket counters and mural inside of the station.
Architecture
Austerlitz has never had the favours of the Parisians.
The administration building screens the platforms and their XIXth century steel
and glass roof from sight. Two allegorical statues in antique drapery, by Elias Robert,
representing Agriculture and Industry (the one with the locomotive, of course), decorate
the façade. The later arrival of the Métro line crosses the station
at the same level as the main hall - ie one floor above ground level,
and then spans over the Seine river, a few meters
from there. The large interior dimensions (52 meters wide by 280 meters long) made it possible
for the postal balloons to be built inside during
the siege of Paris in 1870.
