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When it comes to the world’s most beautiful buildings, train stations are up there as some of the most spectacular. London is home to a profusion of stunning stations – from the unexpectedly futuristic, to the proudly art deco – and we have ranked them all here.
Now a new list of the planet’s most gorgeous train stations has been revealed, and one terminal from the Big Smoke made the cut.
St Pancras International has been named as one of the nine most beautiful stations in the world by the Express. Opened in 1868, the iconic station is most known for its red brick gothic revival façade. The building is also home to the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London (FKA the Midland Grand), a neo-gothic masterpiece with towering spires and huge arched windows, designed by George Gilbert Scott.
Inside, the station’s striking Victorian architecture comprises the Barlow train shed, an arched iron-and-glass roof designed by designed by William Barlow and engineer RM Ordish.
The London station, known for linking the UK with Europe via the Eurostar, was joined by the likes of New York’s Grand Central Terminal, Hua Hin train station in Thailand and Kanazawa Train Station in Japan. St Pancras International was the only British station to make the ranking, however a number of European spots made the cut, including the Eurostar’s French counterpart the Gare du Nord and the azulejo-tiled São Bento station in Porto.
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