Saint-Philippe du Roule () is a station on line 9 of the

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. The station opened on 27 May 1923 with the extension of the line from

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to Saint-Augustin. The village of Roule, which became a suburb in 1722, was a small locality called ''Romiliacum'' by Frédégaire, ''Crioilum'' by

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, then ''Rolus'' in the 12th century.

Nearby

North of the station is the fashionable street of

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and the church of Saint-Philippe du Roule. A chapel was established in the district of Bas-Roule, near a

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. It was replaced by a more important church, which was built by

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between 1774 and 1784. The church of Saint-Philippe du Roule was built in the style of a Greco-Roman

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. It was enlarged by Godde in 1845 and

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in 1860. Its

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, representing ''Religion'' and its attributes, is by François-Joseph Duret.

Station layout

Gallery

Saint-Philippe du Roule ext metro.JPG, Street-level entrance at Saint-Philippe du Roule Passage Saint-Philippe-du-Roule, Paris 8.jpg, Passage Saint-Philippe-du-Roule Station Saint Philippe Roule Métro Paris Ligne 9 - Paris VIII (FR75) - 2022-07-01 - 1.jpg, Platforms toward Mairie de Montreuil

References

*Roland, Gérard (2003). ''Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram.'' Éditions Bonneton. Paris Métro stations in the 8th arrondissement of Paris Railway stations in France opened in 1923 {{Paris-metro-stub