St.Pancras Station

Name of building
St.Pancras Station 
Construction year
1868 
Structural system
Iron Structure 
Primary use
 
Architect
 
Architect2
 
Structural engineer
William Henry Barlow + Roland Mason Ordish 
Constructor
 
Professional
 
Country
UNITED KINGDOM 
Address
Euston Road/Pancras Way, London 
Means of transportation
 
Admission
 
Reference
③A Guide to the Architecture of London, by Edward Jones and Christopher Woodward, Published by Weidenfelrd and Nicolson Ltd, London.1992,p.58+106+119+120.
④Civil Engineering Heritage-London and Thames Vally, Edited by Denis Smith, Published by Thomas Telford Ltd, London, 2001.p.175-176. 
Note
span:75m(245ft). length:210m(689ft). height:30m.
widest span in the world at this time.
completed in 1868. opened in 1869.

1825 Railroad opens in England. steam locomotive.Completed in 1868, this London St Pancras station has the world's largest span structure at the time.The world's largest span structure that appears next is the machine building of the Paris World's Fair (1889) with a span of 115 m.Temporary building.

photo taken on September 1,1994.⑧-39. 
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