Throughout the history of New Zealand Railways, the stations built were often attractive and sometimes expensive. The buildings were functional and utilitarian and frequently comfortable. During the Troup era the stations constructed displayed a handsome aesthetic and a few, such as Dunedin, proved to be remarkable examples of architectural styles popular two or three decades earlier. The great "Greek Temples" built at Auckland and Wellington in the 1930s harkened back to Beaux-Arts classicism of the period from 1893 to 1920. These are the buildings loved by the travelling public and by some architectural critics.
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