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Illustrator produces stunning artworks of London Tube station architecture

An artist has produced dozens of illustrations showcasing the "most beautiful" stations on the London Underground.

Luis Gómez Feliu has created a collection of eighty sketches that form an illustrated poster detailing the diverse architecture on the Tube network.

From the art deco style of Arnos Grove to the strikingly modern structure of Canary Wharf, the stations showcase a range of innovative design.

Alongside the drawings, the project has detailed the fascinating history of each station and their distinguishing features.

Waterloo Station (Pound Place)

Some 82 Tube stations out of 270 dotted throughout the capital are featured in the series.

Paddington Station (Pound Place)

Created by NeoMan Studios with online finance resource Pound Place, the project aims to encourage Londons to "see the Tube stations they visit daily in a new light and to explore the oldest (and certainly one of the most beautiful) metro systems in the world with the eyes of a tourist".

Major transport hubs in the capital including Waterloo, Paddington and King's Cross St Pancras were sketched for the project, along with central London stations such as Oxford Circus and Tottenham Court Road.

Canary Wharf Station (Pound Place)

While others on the outskirts of Tube lines including the Piccadilly, Central and Northern lines were also selected.

Chesham, a small station at the north end of the Metropolitan line, features as one of the farthest stations on the list.

Secrets of London Underground architecture

King's Cross St Pancras

Architect: John McAslan + Partners

Opened: 2012

King’s Cross underwent major redevelopment in the first years of the 21st century, including the addition of more than 300m of underground passageways.

Paddington

Architect: John Fowler and Charles W Clark

Opened: 1868

The station known for its starring role in the children's book A Bear Called Paddington also boasts an interesting design secret.

23-24 Leinster Gardens, along the street, is a fake house or façade designed to ventilate the station.

The original was demolished to allow steam from passing Tube trains to pass through.

Blackfriars

Opened: 1886; rebuilt 2012

Blackfriars is beautiful in more than one way: its glass façade and steel structure, but also the fact that half its energy is supplied by the world’s biggest solar-powered bridge – Blackfriars Railway Bridge.

Waterloo

Opened: 1898

The Tube station at Waterloo is part of the biggest railway station in the UK.

And to add to its regal appearance, the surface level is lifted several metres above the ground to allow for the marshland underneath.

Tottenham Court Road

Architect: Harry Bell Measures

Opened: 2015

TCR has a long history of modern art. Pop artist Eduardo Paolozzi installed a thousand square metres of mosaic on the walls in the 1980s, while 80,000 tiles were used to install French artist Daniel Buren’s redecoration of the Oxford Street entrance in 2015.

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