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89 Of The Most Beautiful Metro Stations In The World
Underground metro stations are associated with rats, garbage, noise and filth, not their interior design. However, there are a few subway stations in the world that go against the grain, standing out as excellent examples of the beautiful architecture and unique design that can be created in underground spaces.
The interiors achieved in some of these underground stations become all the more impressive when you consider the particular challenges to creating comfortable spaces below the surface of a city. The architects must keep track of the structural integrity of the walls, air circulation, excessive moisture, and a million other concerns. Their maintenance is another difficulty entirely – one that transit organizations often have difficulty with.
In this list, you'll not only find the most famous, elegant stations of Moscow subway and New York subway, but also some very modern ones in Madrid and Oslo metro. Vote for your favorite stations and, if there's a beautiful metro station in your city that should be on this list, we'd love to see it!
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Toledo Metro Station, Naples, Italy
Rådhuset Station, Stockholm, Sweden
Avtovo Metro Station, St. Petersburg, Russia
Tilework In Szent Gellért Square, Budapest, Hungary
This is beautiful. One of my biggest complaints about most metro stations is that they are so dark. This one is nice and bright.
Bund Sightseeing Tunnel, Shanghai, China
University Of Naples Subway Station, Italy
Formosa Boulevard Station, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Kungstradgarden Metro Station, Stokholm, Sweden
City Hall Station, New York
Beautiful! But it's not in use, right? I think it was discontinued in the 1940s.
T-Centralen Station, Stockholm, Sweden
Olaias Station, Lisbon, Portugal
Looks like construction still happening...get rid of all but leave the colour ceiling.
Slavyansky Bulvar Station, Moscow, Russia
Stockholm, "the Water Lily Station" - Näckrosen
Atocha, Madrid, Spain
This would be a great place just to hang out at. It would give you that tropical escape vibe.
Georg-Brauchle-Ring, Marienplatz and Candidplatz U-Bahn Stations, Munich, Germany
Tunel, Istanbul Old Metro, Turkey
Metro Station Wilhelminaplein (wilhelmina Square), Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Oez, Munich
Malostranská Station In Prague.
Hamburg Hafencity Metro
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pana53/12948237143/in/photostream/
Finding It Hard To Step Up
Kyoto Station, Japan
The picture shows the train station in Kyoto, not the metro station.
Metro Station Plac Wilsona, Warsaw, Poland
Syntagma Station, Athens, Greece
Liège Guillemins, Belgium
#17 U3-volkstheater, Vienna, Austria
What about Nürnberg? I think about the one giving you a great optical Warp Drive style illusion when entering the station
Bochum Rathaus, Germany
http://www.coolibri.de/blogs/stadtschwarm/2013/08/08/katja-kulin-gedicht-fur-eine-haltestelle-oder-bochum-rathaus-sud/
Parque Metro Station, Lisbon, Portugal
Arguably the most beautiful subway station in Lisbon, all clad in blue tile gives the feeling of being underwater.
Devyatkino, St. Petersburg, Russia
Metro Station Pannenhuis - Brussels
This is a very beautiful station, in a quintessential 1970's style. It deserves a much better picture! Just lsearch on Google Image...
National Stadium Station, Sofia, Bulgaria
Metro Station In Dubai - Uae
Namur Station Lighting, Montreal, Canada
Those balls again.. Great for advertising products...or scantily clad men..
Lisbon Airport Metro Station, Portugal
Metro Station Wilhelminaplein, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Bochum, U35 Haltestelle Rathaus
