Gare de Lyon

Posted by Oddiy (Hochiminh City, Vietnam) on 3 August 2007 in Architecture.

I'm glad you like 3 photos of Notre Dame de Paris. Thank you, thank you so much for your visiting and warm comments.

And today, the clock tower of Gare de Lyon, one of six grand railway stations in Paris.

The Gare de Lyon is a major railway terminus in Paris, France. It is named after the city of Lyon, a stop for many long-distance trains departing here, most en route to the south of France. In general the station's SNCF services run to the south and east of France. The station also hosts regional trains and the RER. It is served by the Gare de Lyon metro station.
The station was built for the World Exposition of 1900. On multiple levels, it is considered a classic example of the architecture of its time. Most notable is the large clock tower atop one corner of the station, similar in style to the clock tower of the UK Houses of Parliament, home to Big Ben.
Source: Wikipedia

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