Located on the border of the 8th and 9th arrondissements, it is the second busiest station of the Métro system after Gare du Nord with 39 million passengers annually.

The ticket hall, or rotunda, located under the Place du Havre between the stations of lines 12 and 13 has been called "one of the architectural masterpieces of the Métro".

[6]: 94  It was designed by the architect Lucien Bechmann in the form of a large rotunda, a legacy of the former Nord-Sud company.

This access is called "La lentille" (the Lens) and consists of a glass bubble to protect passengers from bad weather during the ascent, and to allow light to enter the station.

The ceiling consists of a metal deck whose beams, silver in colour, are supported by vertical pillars.

The advertisements are devoid of frames and the station's name is inscribed in Parisine font on enamelled plates.

On lines 12 and 13, the vault is elliptical, and the lower part of the walls are vertical, a shape specific to the old Nord-Sud stations.

They are among the rare stations of this company not to have found their original style, only the green earthenware advertising frames being renewed.

The station of line 14 is established at great depth under the well of the Cour de Rome, which disrupts the elliptical vault in the form of a large glass footbridge and brings a little natural light on the platforms.

The name of the station appears in Parisine script on backlit panels embedded in the sidewalls and on stickers affixed to the platform facades.