Construction Magazine December 2014 | Page 37

Flinders Street Station , Melbourne , Australia
08 Liege-Guillemins , Liège , Belgium
Railway Stations

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Flinders Street Station , Melbourne , Australia

08 Liege-Guillemins , Liège , Belgium

Located on the corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets in Melbourne , Flinders was the first railway station in an Australian city , and is known for the dome , tower and clocks of its main entrance building . Construction of the current building took place in the early 1900s following a design contest won by railway employees James Fawcett and HPC Ashworth .
A newer entry for this list , built 2009 , on the site of an 1842 predecessor , it serves as an important hub on the Belgium high speed line . Architect Santiago Calatrava designed the steel , glass and white concrete-dominated station , which includes a 32-metre-high monumental arch . It cost € 312m .
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