The 1900 meter-long station building was the most 'industrial' building of that period in terms of 175 thousand tons of metal, but the entire metal structure was hidden behind an ornate stone façade to match the Louvre.
Jengo la kituo cha urefu wa mita 1900 lilikuwa jengo la 'viwanda' zaidi la wakati huo kwa suala la tani 175,000 za chuma, lakini muundo wote wa chuma ulifichwa nyuma ya façade ya mawe ya mapambo ili kufanana na Louvre.