Bir-Hakeim: history and sights
Served by: metro line 6.
Did you know?
Named after the Battle of Bir Hakeim (1942), where the Free French Forces held off the Afrika Korps. The station's elevated viaduct, with its distinctive metal arches, has served as a filming location for movies including 'Inception' and 'Last Tango in Paris'.
Anecdote
The Bir-Hakeim metal viaduct was used as a filming location for Christopher Nolan's 'Inception'.
Audio guide
An audio guide for this station is available in the MétroScope app.
Around Bir-Hakeim
- Tour Eiffel, 600 m away — The Bir-Hakeim viaduct offers a close-up view of the Eiffel Tower, just a few hundred metres from the Champ-de-Mars.
- Champ-de-Mars, 200 m away — A vast green esplanade at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, a former military drill ground now one of Paris's most visited parks.
- Maison de la Culture du Japon, 60 m away — A cultural centre devoted to Franco-Japanese exchange, offering exhibitions, shows and language classes on the banks of the Seine.
- Jardin Mémorial des Enfants du Vél d'Hiv, 90 m away — A garden commemorating the thousands of Jews, including 4,000 children, arrested during the 1942 Vel' d'Hiv roundup.
- Pont de Bir-Hakeim, 180 m away — A two-level bridge built between 1903 and 1905, carrying metro line 6 on its upper deck; renamed in 1948 to honour the Battle of Bir Hakeim, fought in Libya by the Free French Forces.