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While the Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and Manhattan bridges connected Manhattan to Brooklyn, Manhattan still needed to be linked to the rest of the country. The late nineteenth century was the golden age of rail travel, and a train station was the gem in any railroad’s—and city’s—crown. In a span of less than fifteen years, New York City saw the erection of two major train stations, Pennsylvania Station and Grand Central Terminal, built by rival firms, which connected New York to New Jersey and beyond.⁴⁴ They symbolized New York City’s arrival as a world-class metropolis. These train stations were also vital parts of the city’s infrastructure. Both Pennsylvania Station and Grand Central Terminal, arguably the best known and well-studied examples of the appropriation of ancient architecture in New York City, artfully incorporated the aesthetic language and design principles of the Roman imperial thermae, or baths, in their design.⁴⁵