Love it or hate it, the Paris subway system is a huge part of life in the City of Light.
Here are some rather intriguing facts about the Métro.
It first opened to the public in 1900
Which makes it the fourth oldest Metro system in EuropeParis_Metro_construction_03300288-3
It now has 303 stations
… and carries over 4 million passengers a day
Many stations are designed in a theme
… like Concorde, which has the words from the Declaration of the Rights of Man from the French Revolution.
