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Magnificent and the oldest railway station in Russia - Vitebsky railway station 🚉 Vitebsky railway station (formerly Tsarskoselsky, Moscow-Windau-Rybinsk railway station, Detskoselsky) - passenger terminal of St. Petersburg-Vitebsky station. It is one of five operating stations in St. Petersburg and one of four stations serving long-distance trains. The first one-story wooden building of the Vitebsky was erected in 1837 for the first in Russia Tsarskoye Selo railway, which connected St. Petersburg and Tsarskoye Selo. In 1849-1852, a stone edifice was built on this site by the architect K. Ton. The modern station was built in 1904 in the Art Nouveau style by the project of the academician of architecture S.Brzhozovsky. The project was based on an architecture unusual for that time, including an abundance of metal. This building is one of the first public buildings in the Art Nouveau style. The main structure of the railway station is a giant lobby with a height of over 20 meters with a grand staircase.