The 20 most beautiful metro stations around the world

Not every metro station is as putrid as New York City's subway platforms.

Some public transportation stations are designed as stunning spaces, full of breathtaking murals and incredible light projections.

We've put together a collection of the most awe-striking metro stations around the globe, from the Formosa Boulevard Station of Kaohsiung, Taiwan to the chandelier-filled Komsomolskaya in Moscow, Russia.

Keep scrolling to check out the stations, which make commuters journeys anything but boring.

Talia Avakian contributed to a previous version of this story.

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