Even those who have never been to Moscow know this name well. It has been associated with top-level sports since the Soviet era. Everyone who cares about hockey or football knows the way to Luzhniki well. The Sportivnaya metro station of the Sokolnicheskaya line is a kind of gateway to big sport. It is closest to both the Big and the Small Sports Arenas.
What is remarkable about this place
But the toponym “Luzhniki” itself means a rather large Moscow region, located in the bend of the Moscow River. With great sport, one way or another, many objects are connected here. Perhaps the only unsportsmanlike attraction is the Novodevichy Convent. To get acquainted with this outstanding monument of Russian history and culture, you should also go to Luzhniki. The Sportivnaya metro station is located very close to it. The red-brick bell tower of the monastery serves as a good reference point, it is located closer to the metro than both sports arenas. An outstanding memorial object is the cemetery of the Novodevichy Convent. Many outstanding people of Russian history and culture found their last refuge here. And of course, political figures and party functionaries of the Soviet era.
Luzhniki Stadium, Sportivnaya metro station. Architectural features
"Sports" was opened in May 1957. It was one of the last stations of the Moscow Metro that did not fall under the destructive influence of the well-known Khrushchev company against architectural excesses. The decoration of the interior is traditionally in the good sense of the word. It corresponds to the architectural style of the previous historical era. The predominant finishing materials are marble, granite and bronze. The track walls are decorated with glazed ceramic tiles of different colors. In its constructional type, Sportivnaya is a three-vault pylon station of deep laying. There are two vestibules, one north and one south. On ordinary days, the flow of passengers at the Sportivnaya station is quite small. But often she has to work in a very stressful mode. During grandiose sporting events at the Luzhniki Stadium, the metro station alternately works only at the exit of passengers, and after the end of the competition, only at the entrance. Sometimes clashes between different groups of sports fans occur in the surrounding yards and at the station itself.
Another way to get to Luzhniki
This place in Moscow is the center of attraction for all who care about sports. Both Muscovites and guests of the capital are striving here. An illiterate, but quite reasonable question from a visiting fan: “What metro station is Luzhniki?” Does not have a clear answer. The fact is that it’s easier to get to some sports fields from the opposite direction. For example, from the water sports facilities of the Luzhniki complex, the Vorobyovy Gory metro station (the same Sokolniki metro line as Sportivnaya) is much closer.