Atocha Station, Madrid
Ofresco mis condolencias a todos que estan sufriendo. Mis pensamientos estan especialemente con las familias de los muertos.This beautiful train station, also known as Estacion del Mediodia, serves Portugal and points south. The exterior structure, built in 1889-91, was designed by Alberto de Palacio Elissagne, with assistance from none other than Gustave Eiffel. The interior concourse got a facelift in 1992, when the Spanish high-speed AVE trains began service. Architect Rafael Moneo accomplished the makeover largely in metal, glass, and polished stone. Travelers waiting for trains overlook a water lily pond and may sit on benches flanking a tropical garden, misted at regular intervals by slender metal stalks. The garden dates to the original station, and was referred to as “the winter garden.”
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