It is no secret that the Moscow metro is one of the most beautiful in the world. This is recognized by all foreign tourists. A visit to the metro is a must-have program for tourists coming to Moscow.
Short story
Talk about the creation of the Moscow metro began back in 1902. Then the engineers proposed to stretch the metro line from Zamoskvorechye to the Tverskaya Zastava. But the offer was rejected.
They returned to this issue twenty years later. By 1925, the Moscow metro project was ready, the development of which was carried out by a German company. However, the country's leadership did not find sufficient funds to implement the project. The Russian version of the metro at that time was developed for more than seven years. It was he who was accepted for development, and by the beginning of 1931 the first work began in the old Moscow district of Sokolniki. It was Sokolniki that became the name for the first metro station in Moscow.
Since the construction of the first station, the Moscow metro has not interrupted its development. The development of the subway continued during the Great Patriotic War, as there were no longer enough tram lines and the entire ground rail transport was full. Sokolnicheskaya branch received a red color on the metro map.
Beautiful metro stations
In the world you can find many beautiful metro stations. Every foreign tourist considers it his duty to buy several photos with the names of Moscow metro stations . A lot of beautiful stations. “Revolution Square”, “Mayakovskaya”, “Okhotny Ryad”, “Tverskaya” - these are the names of metro stations in Moscow that everyone is hearing.
The most beautiful station is rightfully considered the “Revolution Square”, opened in 1938. The metro station is named after the square and is an object of cultural heritage due to bronze sculptures around the perimeter of the lobby. The author of these statues is Vyacheslav Lopatin, who created 76 life-size bronze sculptures.
The "Revolution Square", as expected, is covered in many myths. For example, to successfully pass all the exams, you need to rub the nose of the border shepherd. If you are going on a date, do not forget to rub the girl’s shoe for happiness. The beliefs are so strong that experts say that frequent rubbing of the figures leads to the gradual grinding of bronze. Already now you can notice the characteristic notches on the dog faces.
Another magnificent in its architectural design is the station "Belorusskaya". It was opened in 1952 and named after the Belorussky railway station, which is located directly above the metro. The lobby of this station is decorated with twelve unique panels depicting the simple life of the Belarusian people.
The metro station "Komsomolskaya" is particularly graceful and pompous. The authors invested in it a mixture of Empire and Baroque. The walls are decorated with amazing stucco molding, and historical figures are depicted in the form of mosaic paintings on the ceiling: Alexander Nevsky, Kuzma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky, Mikhail Kutuzov, Alexander Suvorov, Dmitry Donskoy.
The entire list of beautiful Moscow metro stations with photos and names can be found in the National Library. Lenin. She works daily.
Station names
Most of the names of metro stations in Moscow were given in honor of objects located near them. Some central ring stations, for example, carry the names of the stations located on it. Kiev, Belorussky, Paveletsky, Kursky, three stations on Komsomolskaya Square - all of them gave names to the stations.
The metro is being built and developed along with the city, and many stations have been given names in honor of villages and settlements. For example, "Kitay-Gorod", "River Station", "Schukinskaya", "October Field". Since the founding of these stations, the names have not changed even once.
Modern metro stations
Over the past few years, the Moscow metro has grown to a gigantic scale. But the names for the metro stations in Moscow will last for another several hundred years. Newly made stations (for example, the Kalinin-Solntsevskaya line indicated on the map in yellow) were named Rasskazovka, Ozernaya, Novoperedelkino, Borovskoye Shosse in honor of the residential villages located there. The construction of the metro does not stand still, and the Moscow leadership plans to launch the third ring, which will connect the city center with the south and southwest.