highlights
The architecture of this station is very famous.
This station is more than a hundred years old.
Today people from every corner of the world come just to see it.
Whenever you go to a railway station, your focus would be on your upcoming train or on quickly reaching the last place in the city where you have to reach. But still there are many stations which would attract your attention and you would feel like staying here for some time. But there are many such stations in the world where people go there just to see it. One of these is Belgium’s Antwerp Centraal Railway Station. This station attracts people due to its many features.
Discussions about architecture also
This station was praised by the world in 2014 when a writer called it the most beautiful station in the world. After this, discussions about its architecture started spreading everywhere. The special thing is that since then it has remained at the top in many rankings of the world’s top beautiful stations. Recently, Euronews has also described it as the most beautiful station in Europe.
Only travelers don’t like it
The interesting thing is that it is not only the travelers who are fans of this station. In fact, many holiday sites of the world also praise it a lot. This station is considered a special confluence of art and history. Its domes, arches and sculptures have a magical effect.
Coming here feels like coming to a different world. (Symbolic photo: Shutterstock)
a different feeling
This station was first opened to the world in 1905. It is 66 meters long and 44 meters high and was designed by Clement van Bogaert. Its interior design especially surprises people. When you enter its big domed waiting room, it feels as if you have entered a cathedral of a church.
It was made a historical building in 1975, but work continued on it until 1986. Today it has become less of a station and more of a tourist destination for its beauty. More local tourists come here along with travelers. Today it also has two underground platforms. Today it has been converted into a four-storey building. Here flights also connect directly from other countries of Europe. People prefer to come here by train from Brussels, the capital of Belgium.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: January 21, 2024, 07:31 IST
