Guillemins Station

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IN The magnificent Liege train station impresses with its futuristic shape. Its construction began in 1996. The grand opening took place on September 18, 2009. The project was entrusted to one of the greatest architects in the world, Santiago Calatrava. His goal was to create a station fit for the 21st century.

When designing the station, Calatrava abandoned the traditional form of the building, enclosed on all sides by facades, and created a structure without walls. Its key element became the roof, providing protection against weather conditions. The gentle curve of the roof follows the lines of the surrounding Cointe Hills. Its dimensions are impressive: 200 meters long and 35 meters high. height. The base of this colossus is 39 steel arches. The station serves 36,000 passengers daily. The cost of this gigantic investment was approximately 300 million euros.