Hua Hin , Malay Peninsula , Thailand
Dunedin Station , Dunedin , New Zealand
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Hua Hin , Malay Peninsula , Thailand
The ornate station is most famous for its royal waiting room , which was built during the reign of King Rama V1 ( 1910- ’ 25 ). The pavilion was originally built at the king ’ s country residence in Nakhom Pathom , and was rebuilt at Hua Hin in the 1960s .
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Dunedin Station , Dunedin , New Zealand
The station earned its architect , Sir George Alexander Troup , the nickname ‘ Gingerbread George ’, for its grand Flemish Renaissance revivalist design . The booking hall features a mosaic floor comprised of nearly 750,000 Royal Doulton porcelain tiles . At the time of opening in 1906 , Dunedin was New Zealand ’ s commercial centre . Today the station is as much a museum and attraction .
36 December 2014