Abandoned subway entrance, Palais de Justice

I'm assuming this is an abandoned entrance to the subway inside the gated courtyard to the Palais de Justice. It could be just a tunnel to the other side of the street or something else entirely, but the lamps over the entrance look like the same lamps they used at the current working entrance to the nearby Cité metro stop.
Location
Paris, France
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Rolleiflex 2.8E Planar
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Tri-X, Pyrocat HD
I like the lines and shapes here...just a simple exploration of form.
 
I like the grittiness and the contrast of this picture. It indeed looks like a metro entrance.
 
For me there's more than just lines and patterns. There's a dark sense of foreboding. You wonder what it is. And what's inside down there. But you really don't want to descend down those steps and into the claustrophobic darkness to find out. If there was a dead body, it would be a Weegee. If there was a freak, it would be an Arbus. Or maybe it's just your restless undefined fear.

Or maybe it's just me. And I'm the one in a darker mood tonight...
 

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