Antwerpen-Centraal railway station is one of the great railway stations of the world. Designed by Bruge architect Louis Delacenserie and built between 1895 and 1905, the station has been dubbed the Railway Cathedral and its easy to see why. Every square meter of the station has been decorated, and it even has a diamond gallery with more than 30 diamond shops. Antwerpen-Centraal was originally designed as a terminal, but between 1998 and 2007 a tunnel was bored under the station to turn it into a through station allowing high-speed trains to travel between Amsterdam and Brussels; at the same time, the main terminal building was painstakingly restored to its original glory.
| Image Details: | |
| Image File: | WIPR-0012-0001 |
| Caption: | Antwerpen-Centraal Station, Antwerp, Belgium. Architect: Louis Delacenserie, 1905. Facade including clock. |
| Property Release: | No |
| Model Release: | N/A |
| Dimensions in PX: | 4579 x 3663 pixels |
| Date of Photograph: | 17/08/2012 |
| Restriction: | No Restriction |
| Credit: | Alastair Philip Wiper/VIEW |
| Building Details: | |
| View Project Number: | 61305 |
| Building Name: | Antwerpen-Centraal Station |
| Headline: | Antwerpen-Centraal Station, Antwerp, Belgium. Architect: Louis Delacenserie, 1905. |
| City: | Antwerp |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Architect: | Louis Delacenserie |
| Architect Website: | |
| Category: | Transport And Infrastructure |
| Building Type: | Railway Station |
| Year of Completion: | 1905 |
| Collection: | VIEW Architecture |
| Public Notes: | Antwerpen-Centraal railway station is one of the great railway stations of the world. Designed by Bruge architect Louis Delacenserie and built between 1895 and 1905, the station has been dubbed the Railway Cathedral and its easy to see why. Every square meter of the station has been decorated, and it even has a diamond gallery with more than 30 diamond shops. Antwerpen-Centraal was originally designed as a terminal, but between 1998 and 2007 a tunnel was bored under the station to turn it into a through station allowing high-speed trains to travel between Amsterdam and Brussels; at the same time, the main terminal building was painstakingly restored to its original glory. |
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| Orientation: | H |
| Type: | Railway Station |
| B/W or Colour: | Colour |
| Number of People: | Nobody |
| Technique: | Full Frame |
| People Incidental: | N/A |
| Point of View: | Elevated view |
| Time of Day: | Night |
| Interior or Exterior: | Interior |
| Photographer: | Alastair Philip Wiper |
| Source File Name: | WIPR-0012-0001.jpg |
| Copyright Info URL: | www.viewpictures.co.uk |