Liege-Guillemins is the main railway station of Liege, Belgium, designed by Santiago Calatrava to replace an older nineteenth-century station on the same site and officially opened on September 18, 2009. The station has no conventional facade; instead, a single monumental arch of steel, glass and white concrete, about 160 meters long and 32 meters high, runs the length of the platforms, which are left open to the outdoors at either end. Nine tracks and five platforms pass beneath the structure, and the project cost around 312 million euros. The building is regarded as one of Calatrava's major railway commissions alongside his station in Lisbon.
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Designed By
Designed by Santiago Calatrava.
Source Wikipedia: Liege-Guillemins railway station
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In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, located there.
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is the main station in Liège, Belgium
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is the main station in Liège, Belgium
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was officially opened on 18 September 2009
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Liege-Guillemins is the main railway station of Liege, Belgium, designed by Santiago Calatrava to replace an older nineteenth-century station on the same site and officially opened on September 18, 2009. The station has no conventional facade; instead, a single monumental arch of steel, glass and white concrete, about 160 meters long and 32 meters high, runs the length of the platforms, which are left open to the outdoors at either end. Nine tracks and five platforms pass beneath the structure, and the project cost around 312 million euros. The building is regarded as one of Calatrava's major railway commissions alongside his station in Lisbon.
Designed By: Santiago Calatrava, current station section, architect credit
The new station, by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, was officially opened on 18 September 2009
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