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Estación de Atocha review Rate it
Madrid's classic wrought-iron and glass main rail station was built in 1888-92, to a design by Alberto del Palacio. It remained much the same, gathering a coating of soot, until the 1980s, when Rafael Moneo - he of the Museo Thyssen - gave it a complete renovation in preparation for Spain's golden year of 1992. Entirely new sections were added for the AVE high-speed train to Andalucia and the cercanías local rail network, and an indoor tropical garden was installed, in an imaginative blend of old and new.
Estación de Atocha details
Area Madrid
Transport Metro Atocha.
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