Lyon-Satolas Airport Railway Station

The Population of France 63 million

Location: Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain

West of France is United Kingdom and the city of London

This is the London Eye

Population Concerns

Age Structure

AGE Range Male Female Total 0-14 6,063,181 5,850,272 18.6% 11,913,453

15-64 20,798,889 20,763,283 65.2% 41,562,172

65+ 4,274,290 6,750,11 16.2% 110,243,01

Total 31,136,360 27,288,566

63,713,926

Population growth is 0.588%

Lyon-Satolas Airport Railway Station

designed by Santiago Calatrava

The overall structural system was generated on AutoCAD which provided the basis for structural calculations.

The concourse wings extend 500 meters to both the northeast and southwest, while the gallery reaches out to the southeast over a distance of 180 meters.

The idea of this design refers to the metaphor of a bird, expressing flight and a sense of lightness

Built: 1989 - 1994

Location: Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône (69), Rhône-Alpes, France

Structural Type – Truss Roof cost 750F

Lyon-Satolas Airport Station

It is based on two converging steel arches 120 meters long and 40 meters high. They represent wings of a bird in flight.

Calatrava's design is composed of a main hall, two wings for accepting train, car and bus traffic, and also a gallery leading into the main airport building.

Random Fact

IT was built for the 1992 Winter Olympics in

Albertville, France.

In the triangular Main Hall  the central spine is formed by three arches braced together by diagonal beams.The uppermost arch of the spine is a steel box of triangular section while the two lower arches are composed of steel tubes. The cross bracing members vary in size and are assembled four by four along the central tubes.

Interior Views

The spine is supported by a concrete mass on the east and two supports, integrated with lift towers, on the west.

Exterior Views

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Built 1989-1994

Located in France.

designed by Santiago Calatrava

40 meters tall.

Design based on wings spread open.