Picture of Window of original Atocha station (Madrid, Spain)

The fantastic window at the old entrance of Atocha station

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Largest railway station of Spain, Atocha has grown into a major transportation hub close to the heart of Madrid.
Close to the monument for March 11, I found the most striking building of all the different buildings making up Atocha station the circular entrance to the suburban network. The brown-red square brick pillars and white round columns, combined with the glass interior, make for noticeable architecture. When I got down the stairs here, I realized that Atocha is more than just a railway station. It is a huge complex, much of it underground, linking the national railway lines with the metropolitan subway network and the suburban trains. The Spanish have succeeded in creating a huge transportation hub which still has character because of the very different character of the several parts.
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