Prototype Limoges Benedictins

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This morning we had a look around the centre of Limoges on our journey across France. The highlight was seeing the railway station

A few photos of the exterior

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the interior is as impressive with a ferro concrete domed ceiling:

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And the Art Deco windows:

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The dome caught fire in 1997 and has been beautifully restored.
 

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I forgot to mention that the station building was opened in 1929 by the Paris Orleans to replace an existing station built in 1856.

Paul
 

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While photographing the station I also saw these granite setts. They are almost certainly from the Massif Central, in the region of Lozère:

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Pity about the three leaves. . .
 
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