Vladivostok railway station
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The station as seen in August 2015
Vladivostok railway station is the eastern terminus of the legendary Trans-Siberian Railway, connecting Moscow in the west with Russia’s far east. Construction started in May 1891 after plans by architect P.E. Bazilevsky. The station building opened its doors on November 2, 1893. The sign on the roof is much younger, even though the typeface used for “ВЛАДИВОСТОК” dates back to 1904: it’s a Cyrillic adaptation of Arnold Böcklin. The Jugendstil design originated at the Otto Weisert foundry in Stuttgart, Germany. Chances are the sign was installed during restoration works carried out between 1994 and 1996. A photo from 1992 shows a different sign.
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Closeup, July 2019
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The illuminated sign at night, September 2015
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In September 2004, the second line reading “Вокзал” (station) was still missing.
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The sign in Arnold Böcklin was already installed in December 1999, when this photo was taken.
This post was originally published at Fonts In Use