page_title: Rossio railway station
section_title: Architecture
hierarchical_section_title: Rossio railway station / Architecture
caption_attribution_description: Português: Estação do Rossio (Lisboa) II This file was uploaded for Wiki Loves Monuments in Portugal with the unique identifier 71830. English&#160;| español&#160;| português&#160;| português do Brasil&#160;| +/−
context_page_description: The Rossio Railway Station is a railway station in Lisbon, Portugal, located in the Rossio square. The station was formerly known as Estação Central and that designation still appears in its façade. Trains gain access to the station, which is in the central urban area of Lisbon, through a tunnel which is over 2.9 km long.
context_section_description: The Neo-Manueline façade dominates the northwest side of the square and is a Romantic recreation of the exuberant Manueline style, typical of early 16th century Portugal. Its most interesting features are the two intertwined horseshoe portals at the entrance, the clock in a small turret and the abundant sculptural decoration. Inside, the platforms are connected by ramps to the façade level and are covered by a cast-iron structure executed by a Belgian firm. The station is an important example of Romantic (façade) and cast-iron (platform cover) architecture in Portugal.
  On 3 May 2016, a 126-year-old statue of Sebastian of Portugal that stood in a niche between the entrance portals was accidentally destroyed by a person who knocked it over by climbing up for a photograph. The person was arrested.
caption: Statue of King Sebastian of Portugal on the façade of the station. The statue was accidentally destroyed in 2016
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