Stunning Metro Stations Around the Globe

Explore some of the world’s most beautiful metro stations, beginning with the elegant Alisher Navoi station in Tashkent. // © 2014 Creative Commons user 24105644@N03

The steampunk submarine-like Arts et Metiers station in Paris was designed by Belgian comic book artist Francois Schuiten. // © 2014 Creative Commons user chriswaits

Jellyfish chandeliers make you feel like you’re underwater at the BurJuman station in Dubai. // © 2014 Creative Commons user 15545136@N06

Get hypnotized by the kaleidoscopic dome of light in Taiwan’s Formosa Boulevard Station. // © 2014 Creative Commons user kobetsai

The grand design of Komsomolskaya station in Moscow was inspired by one of Stalin’s speeches given in 1941. // © 2014 Creative Commons user arthurvd

The wavy variegated walls of O’Hare’s L Station in Chicago cushion loud noises. // © 2014 Creative Commons user riczribeiro

Exposed bedrock makes for a dramatic sight at the Radhuset metro station in Sweden. // © 2014 Creative Commons user cowb0y2000

Themes of light and water are at play in the Toledo railway station of the Metro Napoli. // © 2014 Creative Commons user nunocardoso

Epic murals depicting the history of Chile line the walls of the Universidad de Chile metro station. // © 2014 Creative Commons user taecillaa

Colossal vaulted halls and mosaics make Zoloti Vorota station a must-see in Kiev. // © 2014 Creative Commons user farflungistan