INVALIDES
History
This metro station is located on the 7th arrondissement of Paris. It was originally opened on July 13th, 1913 as part of a section from line 8. On July 27th, 1937 what was known to be a section of line 10 between the stations of Invalides and Duroc was transferred to become the first section of what was known as the old part of line 14. This part of the line was connected under de Seine river and was then incorporated into line 13 on November 9th, 1976.
First Impression
Reflection
As my first stop I was immediately blown away by the Esplanade des Invalides Park. I kept exploring and after crossing the Pont Alexandre III I found a huge statue. I was impressed to find a Simon Bolivar statue in Paris. It felt like finding a little piece of home in a foreign country. Simon Bolivar was an illustrious Venezuelan man, and I was not surprised to find a statue of him here because one of the people that inspired him the most was the French military Napoleon Bonaparte. Being there and having this proud feeling of seeing a statue of a Venezuelan in Paris made me feel like home, made me feel proud of being Venezuelan. This statue helped me to remember that Venezuela was once a beautiful place, and that it was all thanks to being liberated by Simon Bolivar. This was without doubt my favorite stop, it made me go back and remember everything beautiful that Venezuela has to offer. Once upon a time, we were oppressed by the Spanish monarchy, however, we were able to be free. A sentiment of hope ran through my whole body. Venezuela is being oppressed by a corrupt Colombian that claims to be Venezuelan, and somehow we are repeating history in that kind of way. I am hopeful that this will change, and that we have our Simon Bolivar of the XXI century that will liberate us. It is amazing what just a simple statue of a person to which you have a connection with makes you feel, and that I think is the definition of Paris – finding the unexpected.
This metro station is located on the 7th arrondissement of Paris. It was originally opened on July 13th, 1913 as part of a section from line 8. On July 27th, 1937 what was known to be a section of line 10 between the stations of Invalides and Duroc was transferred to become the first section of what was known as the old part of line 14. This part of the line was connected under de Seine river and was then incorporated into line 13 on November 9th, 1976.
First Impression
- Petit Palais.
- Grand Palais.
- Simon Bolivar Statue.
- Army Museum.
- Embassies from different countries.
- Park – Esplanade des Invalides.
- Pont Alexandre III.
Reflection
As my first stop I was immediately blown away by the Esplanade des Invalides Park. I kept exploring and after crossing the Pont Alexandre III I found a huge statue. I was impressed to find a Simon Bolivar statue in Paris. It felt like finding a little piece of home in a foreign country. Simon Bolivar was an illustrious Venezuelan man, and I was not surprised to find a statue of him here because one of the people that inspired him the most was the French military Napoleon Bonaparte. Being there and having this proud feeling of seeing a statue of a Venezuelan in Paris made me feel like home, made me feel proud of being Venezuelan. This statue helped me to remember that Venezuela was once a beautiful place, and that it was all thanks to being liberated by Simon Bolivar. This was without doubt my favorite stop, it made me go back and remember everything beautiful that Venezuela has to offer. Once upon a time, we were oppressed by the Spanish monarchy, however, we were able to be free. A sentiment of hope ran through my whole body. Venezuela is being oppressed by a corrupt Colombian that claims to be Venezuelan, and somehow we are repeating history in that kind of way. I am hopeful that this will change, and that we have our Simon Bolivar of the XXI century that will liberate us. It is amazing what just a simple statue of a person to which you have a connection with makes you feel, and that I think is the definition of Paris – finding the unexpected.
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