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Line 22: | map_type = France Paris }} {{about|the Paris Métro station|the Docklands Light Railway station|King George V DLR station}} '''George V''' ({{IPA ==History== The station was opened on 13 August 1900, almost a month after trains began running on the original section of Line 1 between [[Porte de Vincennes (Paris Métro)|Porte de Vincennes]] and [[Porte Maillot (Paris Métro)|Porte Maillot]] on 19 July 1900. It was originally called Alma, after the nearby street named in honour of the [[Battle of Alma]] in the [[Crimean War]]. On 27 May 1920 the street and station were renamed after [[George V|George V of the United Kingdom]] in appreciation of the [[United Kingdom]]'s support for France during [[World War I]]. The station entrance is located between Rue de Bassano and Avenue George V on the Champs-Élysées. Like most of the stations on the line, between May 1963 and December 1964, the platforms were extended to 90 metres to accommodate trains of six cars with pneumatic bearings, intended to cope with severe chronic overloads. This extension is carried out by means of a crypt, as in five other stations, at the western end of the platforms in case. At the time, walls were clad in metal panels with white horizontal pillars and illuminated gilded advertising frames, later supplemented by yellow ''Motte'' style seats. On November 21, 2003, to celebrate U.S. President [[George W. Bush]]'s visit to Buckingham Palace, Bush's "admirers" renamed the station George W - Sovereign of Great Britain with name plate stickers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Urban Resources : George W Bush Paris metro station |url=https://urban-resources.net/george_w_paris_metro_station.html |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=urban-resources.net |archive-date=2023-06-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601001902/https://urban-resources.net/george_w_paris_metro_station.html |url-status=live }}</ref> As part of the automation of Line 1, the stopping point was renovated with the removal of the metalwork from the piers, and the platforms were raised between 29 October to 2 November 2008 to accommodate screen doors, which were installed by February 2011. On September 19, 2022, the RATP replaced half of the nameplates on the platforms, for one day, to pay tribute to Queen [[Elizabeth II]] of the United Kingdom, whose funeral took place on the same day. The station was renamed "Elizabeth II", the British sovereign being the granddaughter of King George V honoured at the station. The Queen's name appears in capital letters with the words "1926 - 2022" written below in smaller characters, all on a black background as a sign of mourning instead of the usual midnight blue of the RATP name signs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-19 |title=Funérailles d'Élisabeth II : le métro parisien rend hommage à la Reine d'Angleterre |url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/paris-ile-de-france/paris/funerailles-d-elisabeth-ii-le-metro-parisien-rend-hommage-a-la-reine-d-angleterre-2616624.html |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=France 3 Paris Ile-de-France |language=fr-FR |archive-date=2022-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001045151/https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/paris-ile-de-france/paris/funerailles-d-elisabeth-ii-le-metro-parisien-rend-hommage-a-la-reine-d-angleterre-2616624.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ==Passenger services== Line 78 ⟶ 88: ==References== {{reflist}} * Roland, Gérard (2003). ''Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram.'' Éditions Bonneton. {{8th arrondissement of Paris}} {{Paris Metro/line 1}} | |||