Dunedin Railway Station

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Dunedin Railway Station in #Dunedin, designed by architect George Troup in the Flemish renaissance revival style, is his most famous work, earning him the nickname "Gingerbread George" for its ornate detailing. Construction started in 1903 after long delays in funding and planning, with the foundation stone laid in 1904 and official opening in 1906 at £40,000. Built as New Zealand's busiest station for a booming city linked to gold, coal, livestock, and forestry, it features dark Kokonga basalt walls with contrasting light Oamaru stone facings, pink granite colonnade pillars, Marseille terracotta roof tiles, copper-domed cupolas, and a prominent 37-metre clocktower. The grand booking hall showcases a mosaic floor of nearly 750,000 Minton tiles depicting railway themes.