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Milano Centrale, Italy
Milan’s second-largest railway station, following Rome’s Stazione Termini, was inaugurated in 1931. Initially designed based on Washington, DC’s Union Station, Mussolini, upon assuming power, enhanced the Beaux Arts architecture by incorporating elements of both Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles. The impressive outcome encompasses 118,000 sq ft of marble flooring, an assortment of robust stone sculptures, and five train sheds adorned with expansive canopies made of iron and glass.
