Budapest Nyugati railway station (iron structure)

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iron-and-glass structure railway station building train shed

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.

Aliases (1)

Nyugati pályaudvar train hall ×1

Statements (42)

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 → 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 → Nyugati pályaudvar train hall →
railwayServed	MÁV (Hungarian State Railways) →
roofType	iron-and-glass train shed roof →
usedFor	covering railway tracks → sheltering passenger platforms →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gustave Eiffel →	designed
Eiffel et Cie →	notableWork
Budapest Nyugati railway station (iron structure) ("Nyugati pályaudvar train hall") →	partOf