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Antwerpen-Centraal train station in Antwerp, Belgium
Antwerpen-Centraal frequently appears on lists of the world's most beautiful train stations, and really, who can quibble with that? Built in a jaw-dropping mélange of architectural styles, the circa-1905 structure, with its cavernous waiting hall and massive dome, is so unabashedly decorative it could rival any opera house or palace for pure spectacle. It is, first and foremost, Antwerp's transportation hub. Most fans of extraordinary public buildings are likely grateful that a full-scale restoration project in the 1980s brought this Belgian treasure back to its former glory.
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Antwerp Central Train Station The central train station in Antwerp Belgium is called Antwerpen-Centraal. Antwerpen-Centraal is the arrival point for many tourists from Brussels, Amsterdam and other European cities. Antwerp Central Train Station
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Well, Antwerp Centraal certainly fits the bill, even if we don't account the three levels that the trains arrive on (and it looks like the platforms have been stacked on top of each other and there is a large open space in the middle. However, it is the main building it self, and the long railbridge that heads out of the station that is amazing.
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Antwerpen-Centraal frequently appears on lists of the world's most beautiful train stations, and really, who can quibble with that? Built in a jaw-dropping mélange of architectural styles, the circa-1905 structure, with its cavernous waiting hall and massive dome, is so unabashedly decorative it could rival any opera house or palace for pure spectacle. It is, first and foremost, Antwerp's transportation hub. Most fans of extraordinary public buildings are likely grateful that a full-scale restoration project in the 1980s brought this Belgian treasure back to its former glory.
https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=antwerpen-centraal+station+belgium&form=wsbs01&filters=IsConversation:%22True%22+BTEPKey:%22Encyclo_WL_AntwerpCentralStationBelgium%22&trivia=1&first=1&scenario=ImageHoverTitle
antwerpbelgium.ca/transportation/trainstation.html
Antwerp Central Train Station The central train station in Antwerp Belgium is called Antwerpen-Centraal. Antwerpen-Centraal is the arrival point for many tourists from Brussels, Amsterdam and other European cities. Antwerp Central Train Station
www.yelp.com/biz/station-antwerpen-centraal...
Well, Antwerp Centraal certainly fits the bill, even if we don't account the three levels that the trains arrive on (and it looks like the platforms have been stacked on top of each other and there is a large open space in the middle. However, it is the main building it self, and the long railbridge that heads out of the station that is amazing.
