Budapest Nyugati railway station (iron structure)

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Budapest Nyugati railway station’s iron structure is a historic 19th-century train hall in Budapest, notable for its grand glass-and-metal architecture designed by Gustave Eiffel’s company.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf iron-and-glass structure
railway station building
train shed
architect Gustave Eiffel
architecturalStyle industrial architecture
iron-and-glass architecture
associatedWith development of Budapest railway network
category buildings and structures in Budapest
railway architecture in Hungary
cityGateRole major rail gateway to central Budapest
constructionStart 1874
country Hungary
designedBy Compagnie de Fives-Lille
Eiffel et Cie
surface form: Gustave Eiffel’s company
era 19th century
hasFeature arched roof
expansive train hall
iron trusses
large glass façade
metal framework
hasRestoration 20th-century renovations
21st-century renovations
hasViewOn Grand Boulevard of Budapest
heritageStatus architectural landmark of Budapest
historic structure
inaugurationDate 1877
influencedBy French iron architecture of the 19th century
locatedIn Budapest VI. kerület
Pest
location Budapest
materialUsed glass
wrought iron
near Nyugati tér
notableFor early use of iron in large-span railway architecture
grand glass-and-metal architecture
openingDate 1877
partOf Budapest Nyugati railway station
Budapest Nyugati railway station (iron structure) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nyugati pályaudvar train hall
railwayServed MÁV (Hungarian State Railways)
roofType iron-and-glass train shed roof
usedFor covering railway tracks
sheltering passenger platforms

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Gustave Eiffel designed Budapest Nyugati railway station (iron structure)
Budapest Nyugati railway station (iron structure) partOf Budapest Nyugati railway station (iron structure) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Nyugati pályaudvar train hall
Eiffel et Cie notableWork Budapest Nyugati railway station (iron structure)