Frankfurt is a small and medium-sized city in Germany, the airport is the most important hub in Europe, and the railway station is also a small and medium-sized city extending in all directions. The main railway station is called “ Hauptbahnhof” , often referred to as Hbf , near Meiyin River（ Main ）Therefore, sometimes people call this station Frankfurt Main , this “ Main” Actually, it means ” Main ” 。 In Europe, this is a hub level railway station, counting passengers every day forty-five Ten thousand people, which is only a medium-sized station in China. This station and Munich Central Station in southern Germany（ Munich Hauptbahnhof) Hamburg Central Railway Station in the north（ Hamburg Hauptbahnhof ）They are also among the top three stations in Europe.
English poet Peter . Forest（ Peter Ling ）The feeling of European stations is empty. I also feel that most European stations are huge, empty and desolate. He is writing Harviston end The poem in the station says: “ I saw the carriage and suddenly saw an empty station. I roared in with an empty roar "(I looked out of the train, And I suddenly saw the empty station,As we hurtled through, with a hollow roar . . .” In a big station like Frankfurt, you will immediately find this feeling. The remains of the late Industrial Revolution are still grand and old. They are not only a hub to keep pace with the times, but also a monument.
Frankfurt Station is nineteen At the end of the 20th century, the authorities merged three scattered small stations, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six The foundation was laid in, and the design scheme of the station was submitted to public bidding. German architect Hermann . Eggert（ Hermann Eggert ）Winning the bid, the chief engineer is John . William . Schweider（ Johann Wilhelm Schwedler ）, steel dome framework, all glass dome, granite facade, neoclassical style and modern architectural structure are appropriate. Until now, it is also a very elegant work. The station is at one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight year eight month eight The German people are also new “ Geomantic omen ” , this date selection may have some similarities and differences. one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four Two wings were added in. The layout of most stations in Europe is similar: T Type structure, the end of the train track is the entrance of the station, which is completely different from the parallel direction of the railway built in domestic stations. Construction is naturally a standard neoclassical style. In the era of architecture, Europe has no other style to choose from. The current building facade glass wall is “ Frankfurt Main Station ” （ Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof) Full name of “ German Railways ” （ the Deutsche Bahn) The red mark of.
two thousand and fifteen In, I flew from Stockholm to Frankfurt Airport. After renting a car, I went to the city and stayed in a hotel next to the Frankfurt station. What I coveted was convenient transportation. There was everything to eat around the station. The subway, bus, rail transit and buses to the airport were also very convenient. From the railway station, I could go to almost most cities in Europe twenty-four Platforms, one hundred and twenty-four Track, media drive three hundred and forty-two For long-distance trains, intercity trains are two hundred and ninety Yes, on the evaluation day, the passengers were probably thirty-five About 10000 people. I found a book about the construction of the station in the nearby small bookstore, which is called "Construction of Frankfurt Station on the Main River"（ Bundersbahndirektion Frankfurt am Main), detailed content introduction 。
I sometimes stare at the building for a long time, mainly thinking about how to think about its grandeur and magnificence. so-called “ Neoclassical ” （ Neo Classic ）Architecture embodies classical aesthetic principles, and classical beauty is functional and rational beauty. Philosopher Aristotle（ Aristotle ）The beautiful things always have a clear theme, but always on the frozen objects “ （ “for the former(good ） always implies conduct as its subject, while the beautiful is found also in motionless things” ）Frankfurt Railway Station is a big station at a glance, with prominent theme. It is also a gray steel, glass, granite building like a monument, and the most concentrated solidification symbol. Therefore, from the perspective of classical aesthetics, it must be a good work.
