This is an important stage which is being completed for the Austerlitz station (Paris, 12th century).
For several days, the large passenger hall has been visible without any scaffolding.
The renovation of the second largest glass roof in France (after that of Bordeaux station), 280 m long, is completed.
The end of this exceptional project is officially celebrated this Wednesday.
“This is a historic moment,” says Stéphane Lerendu, director of major national projects at SNCF Gares & Connexions.
The large passenger hall dates from 1867, its restoration is an architectural feat.
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No less than 83 joinery, 4,700 m2 of facades and 15,000 m2 of glass roof and roof have been restored identically.
This project required the installation of 3,000 tonnes of scaffolding.
It's more than that of Notre-Dame!
The presence of lead required extremely strict decontamination procedures.
The building appears today in all its splendor, bathed in light, after having long been transformed into a three-level car park...
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