George Troup (architect)
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Sir George Alexander Troup was a New Zealand architect, engineer and statesman. He was nicknamed "Gingerbread George" after his most famous design, the Dunedin Railway Station in the Flemish Renaissance style. He was the first official architect of the New Zealand Railways. He designed many other stations, including Lower Hutt and Petone.
George Troup (architect)
The George Troup designed Dunedin Railway Station
Te Kuiti described by the Rail Heritage Trust as, "the finest remaining example of a standard class B station"
Kaiapoi 'Vintage' type after earthquake
Dunedin railway station
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Dunedin railway station is a prominent landmark and tourist site in Dunedin, a city in the South Island of New Zealand. It is speculated by locals to be the most photographed building in the country, as well as the second most photographed in the southern hemisphere, after the Sydney Opera House.
Anzac Square and Dunedin railway station
Dunedin railway station as seen from the Octagon. The station forms a terminating vista for Lower Stuart Street.
Interior of the station, showing the booking hall's mosaic floor
The clocktower at the south end of the station building