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Union Station

Architects: Warren & Wetmore
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The interior of the station is dominated by the domed rotunda ticket hall which is 100 feet high. This wonderful space is quite dim as it receives no natural light. The rotunda has four large lunette arches with alternating mezzanine balconies and is topped by the shallow dome.


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Elsewhere in the station, there are some nice details on staircases to the platforms.