This is the Gare Matabiau in Toulouse (the city’s main train station), circa 1900. A very interesting picture – at least for me – as I rode the train there several times a month in the mid-90’s when I was an undergraduate student in Toulouse. All things considered, […]
Train Station
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So, this is what the Gare d’Amiens used to look like about a century ago : Quite impressive, isn’t it. It does look very different nowadays (and it does look quite cool too). I know it was remodeled in 1955, but I wonder whether that impressive entrance […]
Despite all of its amazing temples, one of the most impressive – if not the most impressive – buildings in Kyoto is its station! The current Kyoto Station opened in 1997 and with 15 stories and 70 meters high, and 470 meters long, a surface area of 238,000 square […]