East Station
Description:
The station was opened in 1849, but was not very popular. Only at the beginning of the XX century it began to acquire a modern look. From this station trains depart to Germany, Austria, Switzerland. The Moscow-Paris train arrives at the eastern station. The station was rebuilt several times. In 1931, a symmetrical part was built to the station building, the architect was Julbe Bernot. Thanks to Bernot, the station area has increased several times.
It is worth noting that it was from the East Station that the famous Orient Express was sent, which managed to successfully connect France and the Middle East. The historic Orient Express inspired many famous poets and writers. About him wrote: Hemingway, Graham Green, Vladimir Nabokov. The most famous bestseller was of course the work of Agatha Christie called “Murder on the Orient Express”.
During the First and Second World Wars, the East Station served as a point of departure for soldiers on the Eastern Front. Nowadays, the East Station is considered the most popular railway station in Paris!
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