Guillemins station and its surroundings (GR007)
Presentation
The Liège-Guillemins high-speed rail station, a true cathedral of glass and steel, was designed by Valencian architect Santiago Calatrava and inaugurated in September 2009. Monumental, organic, ethereal and
transparent, it transfigures the urban landscape and towers as a symbol of the city's renewal. With it, Belgium became the first state to have a high-speed rail network spanning the entire country. Liège lies just 22 min
from Aachen, 29 min from Maastricht, 1 h 44 from Liège, 2 h 18 from Paris and 3 h 16 from London.
It is worth exploring the Guillemins neighbourhood after visiting the station itself. The area owes its name to the Hermits of Saint William, a monastic order which was present in the neighbourhood from the 13th century to the 16th century. The latter half of the 19th century saw the district grow around the station, built in 1842 on the railway line from Liège to Brussels. At the time of the Belle Époque, the city was blooming in the wake of the 1905 World's Fair. Discovering the Art Nouveau facades and the urbanology of the neighbourhood will give you a taste of this period.
transparent, it transfigures the urban landscape and towers as a symbol of the city's renewal. With it, Belgium became the first state to have a high-speed rail network spanning the entire country. Liège lies just 22 min
from Aachen, 29 min from Maastricht, 1 h 44 from Liège, 2 h 18 from Paris and 3 h 16 from London.
It is worth exploring the Guillemins neighbourhood after visiting the station itself. The area owes its name to the Hermits of Saint William, a monastic order which was present in the neighbourhood from the 13th century to the 16th century. The latter half of the 19th century saw the district grow around the station, built in 1842 on the railway line from Liège to Brussels. At the time of the Belle Époque, the city was blooming in the wake of the 1905 World's Fair. Discovering the Art Nouveau facades and the urbanology of the neighbourhood will give you a taste of this period.
- Language :
- Italian
- Spanish
- Japanese
- French / Dutch
- French / English (bilingual)
- French / German
- French / Italian
- French / Spanish
- Type of visit :
- Walking tour
- Theme :
- Local history
- Architecture and heritage
- Arts