St Pancras International railway station, London, UK. Shown here is the domestic area. Eurostar departures are in another part if the large station.


The single-span overall roof was the largest such structure in the world at the time of its completio The materials used were wrought iron framework of lattice design, with glass covering the middle half and timber (inside)/slate (outside) covering the outer quarters. The two end screens were glazed in a vertical rectangular grid pattern with decorative timber cladding around the edge and wrought iron finials around the outer edge. It was 689 feet ( m) long, 240 feet ( m) wide, and 100 feet ( m) high at the apex above the tracks At the time of opening, it was the world's largest unsupported station roof


Size: 4934px × 3289px
Location: St Pancras railway station, London, UK
Photo credit: © patrick nairne / Alamy / Afripics
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