BENEDICTINE LIMOGES STATION
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Limoges Benedictine station with Art Deco stained glass windows and campanile overlooking one of the 7 hills of the city, Historic Monument
Inaugurated in 1929, this monumental building replaced the previous station opened in 1856 when the first train arrived. It is both an architectural feat (it was the first French station to be built overhanging the platforms) and a testimony to the prosperity of Limoges at the time. Built in the inter-war style, this true secular cathedral is at once grandiose, excessive and full of poetry. The work of the architect Roger Gonthier, it is distinguished by its campanile (67 metres high) which dominates one of the seven hills of Limoges, its copper dome, the richness of the ornamentation, the Art Deco style stained glass windows by the Limousin master stained glass artist Francis Chigot and the immense central space, whose vault is supported by four allegories (Limousin, Brittany, Gascony and Touraine). As much as porcelain, the Benedictine station has made Limoges famous throughout the world. In 2009, the American magazine Newsweek ranked it as the fifth most beautiful station in the world! It is also worth noting that it has been listed as a historic monument since 1875 and has been awarded the title of 20th century heritage.
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Dommage de ne plus pouvoir y prendre un café, le buffet de la gare ayant définitivement fermé.
Un conseil : prenez quelques instants pour lever les yeux et admirer le plafond sculpté