Ploshchad Revolyutsii (Moscow Metro)
Ploshchad Revolyutsii
Площадь Революции |
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Moscow Metro station | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Owned by | Moskovsky Metropoliten | ||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | 3 Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Pylon station | ||||||||||||||||||||
Depth | 33.6 metres (110 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | 045 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 13 March 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ploshchad Revolyutsii (Russian: Пло́щадь Револю́ции) is one of the most famous stations of the Moscow Metro, in the Tverskoy District of central Moscow. The station is named after Revolution Square, under which it is located. It is located on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line.
History
When the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line was first built, the tracks from Ploshchad Revolyutsii extended westward to Aleksandrovsky Sad rather than Arbatskaya. When the westward extension of the line was completed in 1953, trains were rerouted through the new segment.
Architecture
The station opened in 1938, its architect was Alexey Dushkin. The station features red and yellow marble arches resting on low pylons faced with black Armenian marble. The spaces between the arches are partially filled by decorative ventilation grilles and ceiling tracery. Each arch is flanked by a pair of bronze sculptures by Matvey Manizer depicting the people of the Soviet Union, including soldiers, farmers, athletes, writers, aviators, industrial workers, and schoolchildren. There are a total of 76 sculptures in the station.
Transfers
From this station, passengers can transfer to Teatralnaya on the Zamoskvoretskaya Line and Okhotny Ryad on the Sokolnicheskaya Line, but the latter can be reached only through Teatralnaya as there is no direct transfer.
Gallery
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Ploshchad Revolyutsii and Teatralnaya (Moscow Metro).jpg
Entrance at night
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1938 CPA 639.jpg
1938 postage stamp
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Platform with train
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Metro MSK Transfer Ploshchad Revolyutsii to Teatralnaya.jpg
The transfer to Teatralnaya on the Zamoskvoretskaya Line
Trivia
- One of the bronze sculptures — a dog that accompanies a frontier guard — is believed to bring good luck if you rub its nose.[1]
References
External links
- (Russian)—metro.ru: odfficial Ploshchad Revolyutsii website
- mymetro.ru
- KartaMetro.info — Station location and exits on map of Moscow] — (English) (Russian)
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