#Traffic facility #Florence (Firenze) #1932
Pier Nicollò Berardi, Giovanni Michelucci, Nello Baroni, Italo Gamberini, Sarre Guarnieri, Leonardo Lusanna, Angiolo Mazzoni
Piazza della Stazione
50123
Florence (Firenze),
Italy
Public transport: Valfonda - Stazione Santa Maria Novella
Access: Accessible
Today's use: Train station
Description
We found the note, that this was the first train station in Italy built according to modern functionality. The Church of Santa Maria Novella, opposite the station, played a crucial role in the construction of the station. The new train station was supposed to be a bit further away from that church than the old train station. For this purpose it has been covered with the same stone as the church. In order for the station to represent a counterpart to the horizontally structured church, the station's building masses have been structured vertically. In addition to the use of stone, glass is used at the station. The south side is loosened up by using a kind of ribbon window. This huge glass window is transferred to the roof area. This illuminates the hall with the ticket counters below very well. The station hall is also glazed to let in as much light as possible. Inside, very high quality stones, such as different types of marble, have been chosen to cover the walls. In contrast, there are many metal elements. such as B. the information signs made of copper.
History
The station was built between 1932 and 1935, replacing an older station. The construction was carried out by the Tuscan Group, led by Giovanni Michelucci. This group was responsible for the main front building. Angiolo Mazzoni, who was not a member of the group but the official architect of the Ministry of Transport, was designed the platform areas.
On 10 June 1934, Benito Mussolini, the head of the Italian government, called all the designers from the Tuscan group, that means without Mazzoni, to say them, that he is convinced of the stations's beauty.
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