Detail View: SHIMMER: Liège-Guillemins Station
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Title:
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Liège-Guillemins Station
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Creation Date:
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2009
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Dimensions:
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35 m high x 200 m long x 145 m wide
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Image Date:
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2010
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Period:
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20th century ; 21st century
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Start Date:
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1996
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End Date:
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2009
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Location:
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Liège, Liège
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Country:
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BELGIUM
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Display Creator:
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CALATRAVA, Santiago
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Image ID:
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10-1521d
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Description:
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Exterior detail: car park access and Drop Off Zone ("Kiis + Ride") on the hillside front of the building. This railway station was completely rebuilt by Calatrava as part of the redevelopment of the Guillemins area of Liege. It is an important European high speed train link which allows trains to compete successfully with air flights between Paris and Brussels. The station is completely open on all sides consisting purely of station superstructure and overhanging roofs with 39 steel arches. Lifts in the centre of each platform give access to the Kiss + Ride point and to the concourse, with shopping outlets and a gallery, which runs beneath the platforms at ground level. Two walkways at a higher level form bridges over each end of the platforms and provide access to the trains via escalators and staircases. Other related structures include a new road and bridge, the Pont des Guillemins, giving access to a 800 space car-park and the drop off area ("Kiss + Ride") above the platforms.
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Rights:
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© Sheffield Hallam University
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Permissions:
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For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
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Related Information:
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Santiago Calatrava. For more information see also < http://www.calatrava.com/main.htm >.
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Photographed by:
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Dave Ball
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Creator:
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CALATRAVA, Santiago
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Creator Dates - Born:
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1951
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Creator Role:
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Architect and engineer.
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Culture Gender:
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Male.
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Nationality:
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Spanish.
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Subject Heading:
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Railroad stations -- Belgium
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- 2000-2100
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Subject Heading:
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Glass -- In architecture
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Subject Heading:
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Engineering
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- Belgium
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Subject Heading:
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Public architecture
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