# Central Railway Station: pair of statues

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## Artwork

- Artist: [SAARINEN, Eliel](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/saarinen-eliel-re320f85619c0b5>)
- Date: 1851-1900
- Technique: Stone, height c. 400 cm

## Commentary

Central Railway Station: pair of statues 1909 \(design\) Stone, height c. 400 cm Kaivokatu 1, Helsinki 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&#39;s decor is here sparing and abstract. The &#34;bears&#34; and &#34;frogs&#34; 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.

## Related artworks

- [Central Railway Station: front view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/saarinen-eliel-re320f85619c0b5/central-railway-station-front-view-r67a98d551dd86d>)
- [Central Railway Station: general view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/saarinen-eliel-re320f85619c0b5/central-railway-station-general-view-r4253c9b8a9462b>)
- [Central Railway Station: general view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/saarinen-eliel-re320f85619c0b5/central-railway-station-general-view-r7a8e69cac67c4f>)
- [Central Railway Station: general view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/saarinen-eliel-re320f85619c0b5/central-railway-station-general-view-r95016a4bbed7bc>)
- [Central Railway Station: main entrance](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/saarinen-eliel-re320f85619c0b5/central-railway-station-main-entrance-r305bf79655417e>)
- [Chair for Hannes Saarinen](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/saarinen-eliel-re320f85619c0b5/chair-for-hannes-saarinen-ra636cd8c2051db>)
- [Chicago Tribune Tower](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/saarinen-eliel-re320f85619c0b5/chicago-tribune-tower-r91db552ba955a1>)
- [Hvitträsk: living room](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/saarinen-eliel-re320f85619c0b5/hvittrsk-living-room-r970d98189a0bec>)
- [Kansallismuseo: exterior view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/saarinen-eliel-re320f85619c0b5/kansallismuseo-exterior-view-r0b2b1b806e4e34>)
- [Suur-Merijoki Manor: entrance lobby](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/saarinen-eliel-re320f85619c0b5/suur-merijoki-manor-entrance-lobby-rb215b969839c1f>)
- [Suur-Merijoki Manor: exterior](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/saarinen-eliel-re320f85619c0b5/suur-merijoki-manor-exterior-r4a53c1b69c758d>)
- [Suur-Merijoki Manor: interior](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/saarinen-eliel-re320f85619c0b5/suur-merijoki-manor-interior-r9667834eafc98f>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)