Keywords: Gare du Nord, 1847.jpg The construction of the original Gare du Nord whose ground plan is shown here began in 1846 with the hopes of establishing a connection between France and Belgium Found to be inadequate this station was moved and relocated in Lille and a larger more architecturally-sound station was built in its place in Paris While construction began in 1861 the new Gare du Nord now 180 meters long and neo-classical in style was not inaugurated until 1865 1847 1 ground plan Institution Brown University Library object history exhibition history credit line accession number 1085056003218375 PD-old Images of Paris from the Brown University Library Floor plans of Paris Historical images of Gare de Paris-Nord |