Europe's Destination Station
This is a writing sample from Scripted writer Linda Tancs
Tax-free shopping. Chauffeur service. Europe's longest champagne bar. Musical entertainment. Public art. Is it any wonder that London's St. Pancras is acclaimed as Europe's destination rail station? One of the city's greatest Victorian buildings, its iconic roof was constructed of a series of wrought iron ribs resulting in a space 100 feet high, 240 feet wide and 700 feet long. Its only rival is perhaps the presiding St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel, hailed as London's most romantic building. Its glorious Gothic Revival metalwork, gold leaf ceilings, hand-stenciled wall designs and jaw-dropping grand staircase are as dazzling as the day Queen Victoria opened the hotel in 1873. Walking tours of the station complex are available for individuals and groups.