The Père-Lachaise metro is right outside the famous cemetery outside bearing the same name, and it was the first station to be equipped with an escalator in 1909. Although over 200 stations today have some form of escalator, the Paris metro system is far from handicapped accessible, with most of them only ascending. Photo courtesy of Tiffany Chu Photo 7 of 10 in The Design of the Paris Metro by Tiffany Chu

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The Père-Lachaise metro is right outside the famous cemetery outside bearing the same name, and it was the first station to be equipped with an escalator in 1909. Although over 200 stations today have some form of escalator, the Paris metro system is far from handicapped accessible, with most of them only ascending. Photo courtesy of Tiffany Chu