Metro Stations
Chistye Prudy Metro Station: 1935 Art Deco Pavilion and Three Lines
A Metro station of 1935 on Line 1, once called Kirovskaya, with a glazed Art Deco pavilion at the start of Chistoprudny…
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Smolenskaya Metro Station: Deep 1953 Station and Its Twin on Line 4
A deep Metro station of 1953 on Line 3, about 50 meters down, in the Arbat District, which should not be mixed…
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Universitet Metro Station: Gateway to Moscow State University
A Metro station of 1959 on Line 1, named after Moscow State University, with rectangular white marble pylons, tiled walls and two…
Metro Stations
Sportivnaya Metro Station: Luzhniki Stop with a Metro Museum
A deep Metro station of 1957 on Line 1, named after the Luzhniki sports complex, with a link to the Moscow Central…
Metro Stations
Frunzenskaya Metro Station: Deep Stalinist Hall with Frunze Bust
A deep Metro station of 1957 on Line 1, one of the last built fully in the Stalinist style, with cream marble…
Metro Stations
Izmaylovskaya Metro Station: Surface Stop with Direct Park Entrance
A ground-level Metro station of 1961 on Line 3 with an elevated vestibule above the platform and a direct entrance to Izmaylovsky…
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Semyonovskaya Metro Station: 1944 Deep Station with Four Pillar Rows
A deep Metro station of 1944 on Line 3, once called Stalinskaya, with a double-width platform, four rows of red and white…
Metro Stations
Partizanskaya Metro Station: 1944 Partisan Statues and Park Access
A shallow Metro station of 1944 on Line 3, built in wartime and dedicated to the Soviet partisans, with three tracks and…
Metro Stations
Avtozavodskaya Metro Station: 1943 Wartime Mosaics on Line 2
A Metro station of 1943 on Line 2 by Alexey Dushkin, opened as Zavod imeni Stalina during the Battle of Stalingrad, with…
Metro Stations
Dinamo Metro Station: 1938 Sport-Themed Deep Station on Line 2
A deep Metro station of 1938 on Line 2 under Leningradsky Prospekt, with sport-themed reliefs, colonnaded entrance halls and an underground walkway…
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Arbat Architecture and Literature Walking Tour
Explore Moscow's Arbat district on a walking tour connecting neoclassical architecture, Russian music, Asian art, theatre, experimental design and Pushkin's former home.
Bulgakov’s Moscow: From Patriarch’s Ponds to Theatre Square
A literary walk from the Bulgakov Museum and Patriarch's Ponds past the church where Pushkin married to the Maly Theatre and Theatre…
Along the Moskva: From Patriarshy Bridge to Neskuchny Garden
A riverside walk from the pedestrian Patriarshy Bridge past the Muzeon sculpture park and Krymsky Bridge to Gorky Park and the quiet…
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