Métro Argentine

The Métro Argentine is an underground station on Line 1 in the heart of Paris, located on the border between the 16th and 17th arrondissements beneath the Avenue de la Grande-Armée. One of the first Paris subway stations, it opened as early as September 1900. Its current name comes from the neighboring Rue d’Argentine, which was named in 1947 after a visit by Eva Perón to honor Argentina's food aid following World War II. Before that, the station was called Obligado, named after a historic chokepoint on the Río Paraná. Architecturally, the station stands out for its elliptical vaulted ceiling and curved, white-tiled side walls. Today you'll find modernized infrastructure: the station was renovated in 2008 and fitted with platform screen doors in 2009 for driverless operation. The new station signs from 2011 also include informative display panels on Argentine themes, underscoring the cultural connection of the place.