0 , ▁in ▁an ▁inform al ▁ceremony ▁attended ▁by ▁Governor - General ▁Alfred o ▁August o ▁Fre ire ▁de ▁And rade . ▁Work ▁on ▁the ▁building ▁res umed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁with ▁a ▁project ▁to ▁ad orn ▁the ▁fac ade ▁and ▁construct ▁the ▁d ome . ▁The ▁d ome , ▁often ▁incorrectly ▁attributed ▁to ▁Gust ave ▁E iff el , ▁was ▁in ▁fact ▁designed ▁by ▁José ▁Fer re ira ▁da ▁Costa ▁and ▁executed ▁by ▁the ▁Johannes burg - based ▁firm ▁Evans ▁& ▁P low s . ▁Production ▁of ▁the ▁d ome ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁South ▁Africa , ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁due ▁to ▁difficulties ▁impos ing ▁by ▁the ▁on going ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁The ▁orn ament ation ▁of ▁the ▁building ' s ▁fac ade ▁was ▁designed ▁and ▁executed ▁by ▁Pietro ▁Buff a ▁Bu cc ell ato . ▁The ▁second ▁phase ▁of ▁construction , ▁including ▁the ▁new ▁d ome ▁and ▁fac ade , ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁Central ▁Railway ▁Station ▁celebrated ▁its ▁cent en ary ▁in ▁a ▁ceremony ▁attended ▁by ▁President ▁Arm ando ▁G ue bu za . ▁A ▁pla que ▁comm emor ating ▁the ▁event ▁was ▁un ve iled , ▁and ▁the ▁president ▁launched ▁an ▁campaign ▁called ▁" O ▁Pat rim ón io ▁É ▁N os so " ▁( Port ug uese : ▁" O ur ▁Heritage ") ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁historic ▁public ▁assets .