Luz Train Station (CPTM), São Paulo, Brazil.
The station reflects the historical moment in which it was built, highlighting the power of coffee in the city's expansion trajectory. Erected next to the Jardim da Luz, for decades its tower dominated part of the central landscape of São Paulo. Its watch was the main reference for setting the city's clocks.
At the height of the season (that is, in the early decades of the twentieth century, when Luz was a prominent region in the city), it was an architectural ensemble that was not only an urban reference but was effectively part of the daily life of the municipality, constituting what may be called the "image of the city".
Luz Train Station (CPTM), São Paulo, Brazil.
The station reflects the historical moment in which it was built, highlighting the power of coffee in the city's expansion trajectory. Erected next to the Jardim da Luz, for decades its tower dominated part of the central landscape of São Paulo. Its watch was the main reference for setting the city's clocks.
At the height of the season (that is, in the early decades of the twentieth century, when Luz was a prominent region in the city), it was an architectural ensemble that was not only an urban reference but was effectively part of the daily life of the municipality, constituting what may be called the "image of the city".