Gare du Sud, Decommissioned railway station in Liberation district, Nice, France.
Gare du Sud is a former railway station built with stone and brick, its facade decorated with ceramic tiles and topped with a large iron structure spanning the former platform. Today the building houses a library, exhibition spaces, and a food market in what was once the train shed.
Built in 1892 by architect Prosper Bobin, the station incorporated metal components from pavilions at the 1889 Paris World Exposition. The iron framework above the former platform came from designs by Gustave Eiffel, linking the building to major engineering developments of that era.
The station building remains an important gathering place in the Liberation district, where locals and visitors pass through daily. Its preserved form tells the story of how transportation once shaped the neighborhood.
The station sits on Place du Général-de-Gaulle and is easy to reach on foot, with the outdoor market right beside it. Visitors can walk by at any time to view the building and explore the library and market spaces inside.
The metal framework was originally designed for the 1889 Paris World Exposition and later relocated to Nice. This makes the building a rare example of how major exposition architecture found a second life in another city.
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