The reimagined Orient Express will be making two preview stops in the form of immersive exhibitions, this week in Paris, from Oct. 17–21, and then in Miami Beach, from Nov. 30 to Dec. 4.
In 2015 historian Arthur Mettetal was tasked with documenting the remaining original cars of the legendary Orient Express for France's national train service, SNCF.
He came across 17 of the original Nostalgie-Istanbul-Orient-Express carriages lined up at a remote train station between the border of Belarus and Poland. It took a few more years for the then-owner to agree to sell them to the Orient Express brand, and in 2018, the train cars were returned to France.
The original carriages, which include 12 sleeping cars, a restaurant car, three lounge cars, and a van, were in surprisingly good shape and still had their Morrison and Nelson marquetry, Lalique glass panels, and art deco motifs.
The original carriages, which include 12 sleeping cars, a restaurant car, three lounge cars, and a van, were in surprisingly good shape and still had their Morrison and Nelson marquetry, Lalique glass panels, and art deco motifs.
The renovation started in 2021 when French architect Maxime d'Angeac was tasked with restoring the legendary train to its former glory by interpreting Gilded Age décor for the modern traveler.
The interiors of the first nine cars include six sleeping carriages, a restaurant, a bar, and an "experiential salon." The remaining eight cars will be unveiled gradually by 2024.
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