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What a station: completed 1905 (replacing earlier Brussels-Antwerp terminus), struck by WWII V2 rockets, almost demolished, restored… now dubbed spoorwegkathedraal (‘railroad cathedral’) for its grand/slightly mad style, inspiration for start of WG Sebald’s cult novel Austerlitz
Jan 4, 2025, 8:36 AM
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