Wellington railway station was designed by Gray Young, Morton and Young and opened in 1937. Its classical revival design mirrored the great American railway terminals like New York's Penn Station; its monumentality reflected a time when railways were the central element in New Zealand's transport infrastructure. The front entrance is dominated by a Doric colonnaded entrance portico, which leads into a capacious and impressive booking hall. This 2014 image shows the main entrance.
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by Melanie Lovell-Smith
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