Grand railway stations ARE destinations

Train travel’s rapid development from the early C19th-early C20th changed the world, including through the construction of countless railway stations with their magnificent architecture, interior design and art. Read Maunder for St Pancras London gothic revival masterpiece; busy Grand Central New York; Helsinki Central Station Norway and the imposing Antwerpen-Centraal Station Belgium. I've focused on the Paris masterpiece. Gare de Lyon front entranceand clock towerInside the station's Hall 1WikiHall 2 ShowMeTheJourneyGare de Lyon is one of Paris’ biggest railway stations, alongside Gare du Nord and Gare Saint Lazare. The station was named after the French city of Lyon, an important stop for many trains departing from Gare de Lyon. And this railway station was also a departure station for many high-speed trains going to Southern France, Italy, Switzerland and Spain. Built in 1849, the first station was a relatively simple building designed by François-Alexis Cendrier, one of the…