The stunning steel and glass Liège-Guillemins Station, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, was unveiled in 2009.
Liège-Guillemins Station, Belgium —
The stunning steel and glass Liège-Guillemins Station, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, was unveiled in 2009.
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During the Liège-Guillemins Station's 10-year construction period, the trains to and from Liège were never shut down.
Liège-Guillemins Station, Belgium —
During the Liège-Guillemins Station's 10-year construction period, the trains to and from Liège were never shut down.
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Kingo Tatsuno, a prominent architect of the Meiji Period at the turn of the last century, designed the station in a distinctly Western style after time spent studying in Europe.
Tokyo Station Marunouchi Building —
Kingo Tatsuno, a prominent architect of the Meiji Period at the turn of the last century, designed the station in a distinctly Western style after time spent studying in Europe.
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The Tokyo Station Marunouchi Building's facelift was completed last year, bringing it close to the way it looked when it opened in December 1914.
Tokyo Station Marunouchi Building —
The Tokyo Station Marunouchi Building's facelift was completed last year, bringing it close to the way it looked when it opened in December 1914.
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New York's Grand Central Terminal was illuminated before dusk on the day before the famed Manhattan transit hub turned 100 years old on January 31.
Grand Central Terminal, New York —
New York's Grand Central Terminal was illuminated before dusk on the day before the famed Manhattan transit hub turned 100 years old on January 31.
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About 700,000 people pass through Grand Central each day.
Grand Central Terminal, New York —
About 700,000 people pass through Grand Central each day.
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Before architect Eliel Saarinen moved from Finland to the United States, he left Helsinki a lasting legacy: the Central Station, which opened in 1919.
Helsinki Central Station —
Before architect Eliel Saarinen moved from Finland to the United States, he left Helsinki a lasting legacy: the Central Station, which opened in 1919.
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Created by Emil Wikström, four granite giants who flank the Helsinki station's main entrance carry enormous globe lamps to light the way for its 200,000 daily passengers.
Helsinki Central Station —
Created by Emil Wikström, four granite giants who flank the Helsinki station's main entrance carry enormous globe lamps to light the way for its 200,000 daily passengers.
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First called Victoria Terminus after Queen Victoria, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai, India, is still known as one of the world's great Victorian Gothic Revival buildings.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai —
First called Victoria Terminus after Queen Victoria, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai, India, is still known as one of the world's great Victorian Gothic Revival buildings.
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The Chattrapathi Shivaji Terminus was the target of a terrorist attack that left the city deeply shaken. Yet in 2011, a flash mob of ordinary people dancing to a hit song joyfully "reclaimed" the station for the millions of travelers and commuters who pass through it each day.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai —
The Chattrapathi Shivaji Terminus was the target of a terrorist attack that left the city deeply shaken. Yet in 2011, a flash mob of ordinary people dancing to a hit song joyfully "reclaimed" the station for the millions of travelers and commuters who pass through it each day.
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