Union Station

Washington, D.C.

Architecture

10 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America

At the turn of the 20th century, architect Daniel Burnham was tasked with designing a station worthy of our nation's capital.

The end result was Washington, D.C.'s Union Station, a magnificent building that combined classical Roman architecture with the popular Beaux Arts style of the time. Burnham was particularly inspired by the size, scale, and vaulted ceilings of Roman bathhouses. Built in 1907 during the City Beautiful movement, a nationwide urban planning reform led by architects and landscape designers, Union Station remains one of the most elegant train stations in the country.

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