{"product_id":"st-pancras-station-wonders-of-the-world-9781861979964","title":"St Pancras Station (Wonders of the World)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn iconic London landmark of Gothic dream palace and futuristic train shed - built in the 1860s for the new Midland Railway line into London  St. Pancras is soon to be reincarnated as the main international gateway from London to the Continent. In 1866  the ancient churchyard of St. Pancras was excavated for the new Midlands Railway line into London. Both the train shed and the Midland Grand hotel  the constituent parts of the new station  are outstanding structures: the train shed for its structural daring and drama  the hotel for its heroic attempt to adapt Gothic architecture for the requirements of modernity. In 2002  more of the churchyard was excavated as part of the stations transformation for the Channel Tunnel terminus. The work  to be finished in 2007  will reinvent St. Pancras as the main hub for rail travellers between the UK and Europe. In the years between  the station has flourished  but has also come close to being demolished. Simon Bradley examines this fascinating story of changes in taste and of our understanding of the past. It is a reminder of the revolutionary effects of the railway and of how the innovations of the Industrial Revolution have weathered subsequent technological change. St. Pancras demands to be understood for the continuing thrall in which great urban monuments can hold us.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45274496991285,"sku":"ByrdShop_1861979967","price":99.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781861979964.jpg?v=1780496275","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/st-pancras-station-wonders-of-the-world-9781861979964","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}