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- With 44 platforms, Grand Central Terminal is the biggest train station in the world. Its construction lasted 10 years and was completed in 1913. Today, up to one million passengers travel through it every day. It is hard to imagine that this masterpiece of classic French architecture inspiration was almost destroyed in the seventies. We explore this incredible station, its historical and architectural footprint, as well as its unique mode of operation through the eyes of New Yorkers working in the station or commuters who travel through it to get to work, and take viewers to secret places like the tennis court hidden behind the gigantic stone-facade. From the series Grand Central Stations.
- Beyond the pyramids and the citadel, Cairo, the largest city in the Arab world, is also home to a fascinating railway station. Built in 1856 as the terminal of the first rail link from Alexandria to Cairo, the station, known today as Ramses station, is both a strategic place in terms of transport and a unique location for social interactions. We meet intellectuals, travelers and station staff to discover how the station, its Islamic-Andalousian architecture and the eclectic Egyptian crowds who walk across its hall have become a source of inspiration for writers and film directors. From the series Grand Central Stations.
- With its immense wings spread out between the plains of the pampas and the peaks of the Andes, the condor never ceases to fascinate: with its three-metre wingspan, it is one of the largest flying birds on the planet. Particularly sensitive to pollutants and changes to its biotope, the sacred bird is close to extinction. In Argentina, Vanesa Astore and her team are leading a programme to reintroduce the condor by encouraging captive breeding.
- From the series Grand Central Stations