RAILWAY STATION
The word "station" at the average Russian is extremely negative associations. Meanwhile, in many cities around the world train stations are not only valuable public spaces with good restaurants, gardens and even nightclubs, but also works of art. We chose the most interesting of them.
1. Atocha, Madrid [/ caption]
Atocha is not only the largest but also the oldest train station in Spain. The first station building was built in 1851 by order of Queen Isabella II. After 40 years, the station has experienced a strong fire, was renovated and reopened in 1892. One of the architects of the station building then was none other than Gustave Eiffel, the author of the famous tower in Paris. Exactly 100 years later, in 1992, saw the light of modern Atocha. The building is a two stone pavilions connected by an overlap of glass and iron, which are located under the railway tracks in the amount of 24 pieces. Deserves special attention the old part of the station, which is a botanical garden with more than 7,000 plants, 550 species of animals and birds. Also at the botanical garden is a small pond with fish and turtles. In addition, for the convenience of passengers are focused shops, cafes, and there is even a nightclub.
2. Station Liège-Guillemins, Liege
The history of this station begins in 1842, seven years after the first railway in Europe. In 1958 it was completely rebuilt by the most modern standards of the time. The station is served in this form until 2009, when, and was commissioned a new building, and which is at stake. Inauguration updated Liege-Guillemins performed on the project by Santiago Calatrava, was accompanied by a show with fireworks and recalls the opening of the Olympics or the FIFA World Cup. Five platforms and nine railways covering a 200-meter-high glass dome height of 35 meters. From the side it seems like a huge construction literally hangs in the air. The capacity of the station - about 36 000 people. Liege-Guillemins - is one of the few European stations directly connected to the motorway network, so there stay and buses. Also trains in the country, the station also connects with Paris Liege, Aachen, Cologne and Frankfurt. Construction cost 312 million dollars.
3. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai
Building Indian Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site, and its construction took 10 years. The building was designed by Frederick Stevens and was originally named in honor of Queen Victoria, but was renamed in 1996 in honor of the Indian national hero Chhatrapati Shivaji, a statue of Queen Victoria, is located under the central dome, was dismantled. In his work, for which Stevens received only 1.6 million rupees (about 27,000 US dollars), the architect used a mix of traditional architecture and Victorian architecture of the Indo-Saracenic style. Here 18 railway tracks, seven of which trains serving the national direction, while the rest are used long-distance trains. Also, the station is equipped with a small hotel with 78 seats.
4. Station La Gare, Strasbourg
The current station La Gare in Strasbourg outside - not that other, as a huge glass dome, but the inside is much more interesting. The fact that so it was decided to keep the old station building built in 1883. First Strasbourg station was built in 1854, then was destroyed, rebuilt and remodeled, completely replace the original railway station. In the XIX century the station was not only a passenger, but is a commodity-sorting station. In 2006 the decision was made, along with the addition of the station to the TGV network to reconstruct an ancient building of the station. Almost two years here daily work 300 workers, raising over La Gare huge glass dome weighing 900 tons and cost 150 million euros. The station is also equipped with the largest computerized system in France, for the connection which had 30 hours to stop the transport connection to the station. Also undergone reconstruction and station square, now here among other things there velostoyanka 850 seats. All of these innovations were not in vain - to date the station serves 60,000 daily passengers.
5. Station of Kanazawa, Kanazawa
This station in the Japanese city of Kanazawa Station is the oldest of the country - the first time he took more passengers in 1851. Station in the form in which we can observe it today, was opened in 2005. His architectural appearance provoked a mixed reaction from local residents who believe that such mixing traditional Japanese architecture and futuristic design looks ugly. But tourists thought otherwise, so Kanazawa Station for a very short time has become quite popular among foreigners. As with any Japanese building here had to solve the problem of saving space, so the platform at the station which seven are located on different levels - one under the other. The main gate of the station made of wood treated by hand, and under the glass roof in addition to waiting rooms, offices, storage rooms and railway platforms have a small garden with traditional for this area of plants and many fountains.
6. Station Samara, Samara
Modern train station replaces station Kuibyshev station served 120 years. Today it is a large building, whose facade is made of glass; his height - 100 meters and the area - more than 32 000 square meters. Samara station has 12 railway tracks, five platforms, and two waiting rooms deluxe equipped computer and office equipment, comfortable furniture and a winter garden with a fountain. At the station also has an observation deck at a height of 95 meters, and the Samara railway station is one of the highest in Europe. In addition, the planned construction of the second part of the station, which must stay hotel, shopping and business center, and a multi-level parking lot. For the convenience of passengers is also planned to integrate the station into the city subway system: passengers metro station "Vokzalnaya" will fall directly into the station building.
7. Rossio railway station, Lisbon
This station, tourists often confused with the museum or the theater. All because of a tiny in comparison with the rest of the stations in this list of the facade, as well as the architectural appearance, which has remained unchanged since the end of the XIX century. Rossio is not only a work of art, but also a complex engineering structures. So that the railroad passing through the center of the city, do not interfere with driving, was dug a tunnel 2,600 meters long, on which now and moving trains. Roseau was the city's main train station until 1957, but now it only serves suburban areas.
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