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METRO | Paris Photography Santa Cruz photos PARIS DOOR KNOCKER II isIn 1920s Paris, two distinctive Metro signposts cropped up from the Nord Sud company, an operator of underground trains. First, there was the Val d'Osne variant (named for the iron foundry which produced them) that consisted of a globe shaped lamp atop a "METRO" sign surrounded by an ornate cast iron frieze. Be sure to stop and gaze at an example of this style of signpost at Saint Paul mtro station (Line 1). Second, there's the simpler Dervaux style