![]() ![]() She follows other ‘starchitects’ who have tried their hand at subways. One of the biggest names in architecture, Zaha Hadid, has been () to design a Metro station in Saudi Arabia, although it won’t be complete for a few more years. ![]() Copious marble and a statue of Lenin raise the bar at () station in St Petersburg and the ((Kiev_Metro)) station in Kiev was inspired by an ancient temple, featuring mosaics of the city’s oldest churches. Korin and the architect Alexey Schusev were awarded the Stalin Prize for their work on the station, which opened in 1952. () station in Moscow (pictured) boasts a huge dome, Corinthian columns and eight ceiling mosaics by the artist Pavel Korin, depicting Russian heroes. Away from the surface, chandeliers are the lighting of choice for the world’s grandest stations. ![]() US inventor Alfred Ely Beach came up with a subway, the Beach Pneumatic Transit, in 1870: his station () “a grand piano, chandeliers and an operational fountain stocked with goldfish”. Created by the artist Narcissus Quagliata, the Dome of Light (pictured) is made up of curved stained glass and is the largest installation of its kind in the world. But the best station for daylight is () in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Other projects illuminating subway travellers include a giant () set to open in New York later in 2014, stained-glass windows by the artist Marcelle Ferron at Montreal’s () station, and a glass roof spanning () in Munich that integrates the station into a park. With laser-cut steel screens allowing light to filter through, Kraaiennest station is now “a lantern for the local neighbourhood” at night, according to the firm behind its (). A Metro station in Amsterdam has () a 2014 Royal Institute of British Architects Award. ![]()
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