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Photo © 2009 Marjolein Katsma | Text © 2010 Marjolein Katsma
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travel, station, train station, railway station, decoration, dome, emblem, railways, kyrgyzstan, bishkek, kyrgyz motifs
I love traveling, and I love traveling by train, so wherever in the world I am, trains and stations have a special attraction for me – not just that the trains and the buildings themselves can be quite interesting, but also the idea of going into the station, hopping on a train, going somewhere else again…
We had not much time in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, but it’s an interesting and quite pleasant city, designed with lots of shade-providing greenery. To get to the center from our hotel, we had to somehow cross the railway, and I suspected there might be a tunnel or bridge in-between the road-railway crossings. To my delight, sure enough there was an elegant footbridge, almost hidden from view from the road by a lot of trees.
Approaching the other side of the bridge, I had a closer look at the station building: it looked really promising, I just had to have a look inside!
When we reached the station, my two companions walked on, but I sped up the stairs, and went inside. When I looked up, my mouth dropped open: a wonderful ceiling inside that light dome, decorated with traditional Kyrgyz motifs as they are found on the felt blankets and cushions, and in the middle the old (Soviet-Union-era) emblem. From the hall, you see the latter upside-down – below a rotated detail :
Taken in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 2009
Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1
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Wow! I feel like I am being pulled up into the ceiling! I love train stations too, the central one in Amsterdam being one of my faves!
Isn’t it splendid? And such beautiful light. After I took a few shots, I ran outside again and called my friends back – otherwise they would have missed it!
Amsterdam Central Station is indeed great, too – but hard to enjoy at the moment while a lot of construction work is going on for a new metro line going underneath the station and a new bus station. But we have more beautiful stations, I’m quite fond of those in Groningen and Haarlem, too.
Thank you for your lovely comment and the fave!
– Marjolein Katsma
very good
Thank you very much, Bobby!
– Marjolein Katsma
Beautiful details Marjolein!! :))) ANd if you keep looking at the main picture when you scroll down, you get dizzy – well, I did anyway!! Amazing perceptive, our eyes! :))
Oops – apologies for making you dizzy! :)
That building seen from afar promised – at least – the chance to see beautiful light inside, but I was awed when I saw this lovely ceiling (obviously carefully maintained as well).
Thank you for your great comment, Vicki!
– Marjolein Katsma
WOW! Prachtcompo, schitterende kleuren en mooi detail hiernaast!
De B&W versie doet het ook erg goed!!!
Groeten en mooi weekend!
Hans.
Dankjewel voor het mooie compliment, Hans!
Zoals je uit de uit de verte genomen foto’s kunt afleiden, had ik wel verwachtingen over de binnenkant – vaak leidt dat tot een teleurstelling maar in dit geval zeker niet!
Ook een fijn weekend!
– Marjolein Katsma
Leuke compositie
Dank je Lindie!
Fijn weekend!
– Marjolein Katsma
Great capture Marjolein, the colour and detail are fantastic :)
Thank you very much Kylie!
I’m very glad it came out as well as it did – handheld – but there was actually a lot of light coming in through those windows.
– Marjolein Katsma
nice shot, beautiful ceiling
Thank you for the nice compliment, Sylvia!
– Marjolein Katsma
Very beautiful in color also
Thank you Kim! Yes, the colors and the light were so beautiful – I wish I could find out who the architect was, but I cannot find it anywhere.
– Marjolein Katsma
I like the lovely soft light coming in the windows. At first I saw it as a flat surface and then saw the word “dome” so had a closer look. Then I could see it doing visual tricks, going up and then coming down!
Thank you for your lovely comment, Elizabeth! No, it isn’t flat and you can estimate the depth if you look at the outside view at the right; the lovely gentle light must have been scattered from the roof surrounding the dome as it’s shining up into the dome.
– Marjolein Katsma