Moscow station Krasnopresnenskaya is a metro located on the fifth ring line of the metro in the Presnensky district of the central district of the city. It is popular among Muscovites, while remaining well-known to guests of the capital. What is the reason for such a demand? What attracts so many passengers here every day?
"Krasnopresnenskaya". Metro. General description of the station
This transport interchange is located between the Kievskaya and Belorusskaya stops and has two exits: to Krasnaya Presnya and Konyushkovskaya streets, as well as the transition to Barrikadnaya station.
By type of construction, Art. Krasnopresnenskaya metro station belongs to the three-vaulted pylon structures of deep laying, the depth of which is 35.5 meters. The pylon cornice and track walls are lined with light-colored marble slabs , and dark red granite was used for the bottom of the columns. The surface of the platform is lined with granite of red, black and gray colors.
The architectural and artistic design of the metro station is devoted to the revolutionary theme of 1905-1917. The central ceiling of the arch is decorated with 14 bas-relief images. Eight of them relate to the historical events of 1905, and six to the October Revolution of 1917 . There are bas-reliefs with the dates “1905-1917” above the pylons on the platform side. The ground lobby of the station is constructed in the form of a rotunda. At the entrance to the subway there is a sculpture called "Druzhinnik", authored by Alexei Zelensky. The installation of the sculpture was completed in 1955.
"Krasnopresnenskaya". Metro. Construction history
The opening of the station on the Ring Line took place in 1954. She was part of the Belorusskaya site - Park Kultury, and was closing in the ring. The first section of the branch began to function in 1950. The authors of the typical subway project are architects V. S. Egerev, F. A. Novikov, I. A. Pokrovsky and M. P. Konstantinov.
On the ground lobby project, Karo Alabyan and T. A. Ilyina worked together with V. I. Aleshina and T. D. Zebrikova.
The metro station received its name in honor of st. Krasnaya Presnya. During its existence, Krasnopresnenskaya has never been renamed. At the station at the end of 1972, a passage was opened to the Barrikadnaya metro stop. Before the opening of the passage, there were sculptures of Lenin and Stalin. All stations on the Circle Line, built in Stalin's time, were designed in a specific theme related to the life of the Soviet people. For example, Serpukhovskaya was dedicated to the greatness of Russian architecture, and Belorusskaya was dedicated to the people of the Belarusian Republic, as was Krasnopresnenskaya to the revolutions of 1905-1917.
"Krasnopresnenskaya". Metro. Station Features
It should be noted that such lines resembling a ring do not exist in any subway of the former Soviet Union. Once again, Moscow surprises us. Metro Krasnopresnenskaya is another confirmation of this. Why? The fact is that today it connects almost all the metro lines of the capital (with the exception of Butovo and Kakhovskaya) and many railway stations.
For the decoration of the columns of the station was used marble, which is almost 300 million years old. In it you can see the fossilized traces of the oldest organisms that lived on earth in the distant past.
Near the entrance to the subway is the world-famous Moscow Zoo. The subway opens from 5.35 a.m. and runs until 1 a.m.