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Washington Metro stations: Detail · Metro station in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C
1/6 · Detail · Metro station in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.CPhoto: AgnosticPreachersKid · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Washington Metro stations: Exterior · Washington Metro, Metro Center station, Washington, D.C
2/6 · Exterior · Washington Metro, Metro Center station, Washington, D.CPhoto: Ralf Roletschek ( talk ) - Infos über Fahrräder auf fahrradmonteur.de Wikis in der Ausbildung · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Washington Metro stations: Exterior
3/6 · ExteriorPhoto: Elvert Barnes · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Washington Metro stations: Exterior
4/6 · ExteriorPhoto: Elvert Barnes · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Washington Metro stations: Interior · Metrostationen, innen und außen in Washinton D.C
5/6 · Interior · Metrostationen, innen und außen in Washinton D.CPhoto: Burkhard Mücke · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Washington Metro stations: Detail · Coffered arch ceiling at Metro Center station in Washington, DC
6/6 · Detail · Coffered arch ceiling at Metro Center station in Washington, DCPhoto: Ben Schumin from Montgomery Village, Maryland, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Photo 1: Detail · Metro station in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.CPhoto 2: Exterior · Washington Metro, Metro Center station, Washington, D.CPhoto 3: ExteriorPhoto 4: ExteriorPhoto 5: Interior · Metrostationen, innen und außen in Washinton D.CPhoto 6: Detail · Coffered arch ceiling at Metro Center station in Washington, DC

Infrastructure · Brutalism

Washington Metro stations

Harry Weese · Washington, United States · 1976

Key featuresOne idea repeated underground: a coffered concrete vault lit indirectly from below, with no columns on the platform.

Architect
Harry Weese
Place
Washington, United States
Year
1976
Typology
Infrastructure
Movement
Brutalism
Region
Americas
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