Underground stations are often filthy, noisy and festooned with litter and rodents. But not the new Fulton Center in New York, which has opened after 10 years and at a cost of over $1bn, and is already receiving rave reviews from commuters. Here are some others that buck the trend...
The newly opened Fulton center transit hub, New York - Photograph: Andrew Gombert/EPA
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People walk in the ‘cathedral’ with the Crater of Luz by artist Oscar Tusquet Blanca in the Toledo subway station as part of the Art Station Line 1 project in Naples, Italy
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The Olaias metro station, Lisbon, Portugal Photograph: Miguel Riopa/AFP/Getty Images
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Museum station in Toronto Canada, opened in 1963 and named after the nearby Royal Ontario museum Photograph: Howard Yang/Getty Images
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The Avtovo metro station in Saint Petersburg, Russia Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
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Stadion metro station in Stockholm, Sweden which was decorated by the artists Enno Hallek and Ake Pallarp in 1973 Photograph: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images
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Arts et Metiers station, Paris, France Photograph: Chris Askew/Getty Images
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The abandoned station below City Hall in New York, US which closed in 1945
Photograph: Jeff Zelevansky/Reuters/Corbis
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