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Built to replace the old landing stage of Lyon,
the present building was built between 1895-1902 by the architect
Marius Toudoire.
Its construction was undertaken by the
PLM (Paris-Lyon-Marseille) Company,
and timed with the Universal Exhibition of 1900 in mind.
Recent modernization work
allows the TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse) to serve this station. Departures
for southern France, the Alps, Switzerland, Italy and Greece are from here.
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1. Detail of the façade of the station.
1. Ticket counters and mural.
3. Platforms and TGV.
Architecture
Marius Toudoire, helped by 30 artists, decorated the
famous "Train bleu", the restaurant situated above the main entry and listed as
an historic monument since 1972 for its "Belle Epoque" interior, left unchanged
since the opening in 1901. About 40 paintings illustrate the cities served by the
Company.
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4. Main platform with stairs to Le Train Bleu restaurant.
5. Street entrance to Le Train Bleu restaurant.
6. Interior of Le Train Bleu (collage).
At ground level, Navigation, Steam, Electricity and the science of Mechanics
are allegorically represented between the arcades by nudes glorifying technological
progress. On the exterior, one cannot avoid noticing the characteristic square tower
and its four clocks. Statues representing the cities of Paris and Marseille, together
with low reliefs personifying Fishing and Hunting, decorate the main building.
