Central Railway Station: pair of statues
by SAARINEN, Eliel, Stone, height c. 400 cm
The picture shows one of the two pairs of statues holding the spherical lamps, lit at night-time, on either side of the main entrance.
Saarinen’s decor is here sparing and abstract. The “bears” and “frogs” of his youth have disappeared in favour of a preference for stylized human figures, which, incorporated into the vertical structure, fuse with the actual building.