Originally one of Germany's small, but beautiful jewels of architecture, Darmstadt's main train…read morestation had been laid out in the strict, no frills early Art Deco style favored by Grand Duke Ludwig.
Nice details are the main reception hall with the "distorted echo effect" and the daylight design of the entire building.
Unfortunately, Darmstadt main station had not been kept up very well until recently and was bastardized by architectural Add-ons (my guess: early seventies).
Recent rennovations are trying to do away with the stylistic rape. Let's see how well this goes - the early results are promising.
