This is a bit
of repetition; I have already posted about the Gare Saint Lazare, here and here.
If you are interested in some railway history, you can look back on these old
posts. Gare Saint Lazare is the oldest railway station in Paris, with a
beginning in 1837…, but I will not repeat it all here again.
The present
building was completed in 1889. It was in heavy need of restoration inside… and
after ten years of work, the station is now inside like new. New levels have
been created; there are some 80 shops, bars and restaurants… to the pleasure of
the almost half a million of people passing every day.
Some pictures
first from the outside…
… and from
the “new” inside…
… including the restored and cleaned large number of glass decorations indicating
present (and past) destinations.
I could not
help showing some of the paintings Monet made of the station in
1877.
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15 comments:
Quite the restoration. I've caught buses just outside the gare, but never ventured inside.
Cette gare fait partie de mon identite. Et ce billet n'est pas fait pour me rajeunir! :-)
une tres belle gare parisienne, avec la gare de lyon c'est ma preferee
Et trop souvent une grande bousculade en sous sol...
Pierre
Heureusement, l'horloge pendue est toujours là.
Basically they've fused a shoping centre onto a train station. Practical, but without any of the charm of the old 'salle des pas perdus'!
Looks like a mall, the gare is beautiful!
Léia
This is a very beautiful and interesting series of pictures, i enjoyed every picture, it has great detail in it, thanks for sharing the artistic work, i appreciate your work!
GED Online
Sorry I have not been visiting Peter ...I am still here for you and Thank you for the lovely photos as usual :D
HUGS!!!
My favorite railroad station in my favorite part of Paris...
Beautiful photos!
Maria
Je connais bien cette gare et jai apprécie qu'un ami m'accompagne jusqu'à mon quai, un jour de grève de la SNCF pour retourner chez ma cousine Françoise à Bois Colombes.
Je l'ai connue en travaux cette gare, la prochaine fois que je monte à Paris,je la verrai finie.
Wow! I was there last October & it was 'work in progress'. I like the finished article,but its yet another place in Paris for me to explore-where am I gonna get the time!! ;-)
when was this fully restored?
a pity we weren't able to see what's inside,
we passed by st lazare on our way to moulin rouge, (haven't posted it though) and thought why its exterior looks dated,
glad you posted these.
much info, tnx!
I'm in the same boat..
I've caught buses just outside the gare, but never ventured inside.
I will of course now thanks to you and Monet!
I'm glad you included Monet's paintings -- they really did capture the essence of rail! As always, many miles!
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