21 Stunning Train Stations That Look More Like Cathedrals

18. Kuala Lumpur Railway Station, Malaysia: Moorish Fantasy

A breathtaking example of Indo-Saracenic (or Neo-Moorish) architecture, the old Kuala Lumpur Railway Station was completed in 1910. Designed by Arthur Benison Hubback, its whimsical array of domes, minarets, arches, and spires creates a fairytale-like vision reminiscent of an exotic palace or a grand mosque. The airy, light-filled platforms and intricate detailing throughout the structure provide a sense of wonder. Though no longer the city's main railway hub, it remains an architectural marvel, a beautiful testament to colonial-era design blending Eastern and Western influences.