Komsomolskaya ring station. Komsomolskaya (Circle line). Architecture and decoration
Photos of Moscow metro stations aroused unexpectedly great interest on the blog. However, why is it unexpected... Not all of those who came across my blog on the Internet have been to Moscow. And the fame of the beauty of the Moscow metro spread throughout the world. I won’t take pictures of all the Moscow metro stations, but I will show a few more that I like.
Very beautiful, simply luxurious Komsomolskaya station on the Moscow metro ring line.
The station opened on January 30, 1952. This is the most spacious column station of the Moscow metro. The length of the central hall is 190 meters, width 11 meters. ceiling height 9 meters.
Komsomolskaya Ring Station is simply a real palace, the design of which combines several styles. Today this mixture of styles is called the Stalinist Empire style. The design of the station was developed by a group of architects; the design idea was based on the speech of I.V. Stalin at the parade on November 7, 1941: “The war you are waging is a war of liberation, a just war. Let the courageous image of our great ancestors - Alexander Nevsky, Dmitry Donskoy, Kuzma Minin, Dmitry Pozharsky, Alexander Suvorov, Mikhail Kutuzov - inspire you in this war! Let the victorious banner of the great Lenin overshadow you!”
68 octagonal marble columns are installed at intervals of 5.6 meters. The ceiling of the station is decorated with eight mosaic panels made of smalt and valuable ornamental stones based on sketches by the artist P.D. Korin. The panels are dedicated to the struggle of the Russian people for independence. The ceiling is also decorated with images of various military attributes and luxurious chandeliers. All this is generously bordered with stucco.
According to the architects' plan, the Komsomolskaya station, where guests of the capital arrive at three railway stations, should make an indelible first impression of Moscow. It really makes an impression!
There is a passage from the Circle Line to Sokolnicheskaya, which is also worthy of being photographed.
On the wall of the escalator hall there is a mosaic depicting the Order of Victory, also made according to a sketch by the artist P.D. Korin.
I take the four-belt escalator up to the Komsomolskaya-radial station. This station is also decorated in an interesting way, but there are always so many people here that no one pays attention to all this...
The Komsomolskaya metro station is located between the Prospekt Mira and Kurskaya stations of the Moscow Metro ring line, in the Krasnoselsky district of the capital.
Station history
History of the name
The name of the station is associated with Komsomolskaya Square, which is popularly called the “Square of Three Stations”. The square itself was named “Komsomolskaya” in honor of the 15th anniversary of the Komsomol in 1933.
Station description
The theme of the station’s design is “The Russian people’s struggle for freedom.” All the panels located on the station vault are dedicated to this theme. Outstanding political and military figures are depicted here, including: Kutuzov, Suvorov, Minin, Pozharsky, Dmitry Donskoy and Alexander Nevsky. There are panels depicting Soviet soldiers and officers under the walls of the Reichstag. Until 1963, there were two more images at the station - “Presentation of the Guards Banner” and “Victory Parade”. But after the debunking of Stalin’s personality cult, which was depicted on these panels, they were replaced with images of the Motherland against the backdrop of the Kremlin’s Spasskaya Tower and Lenin’s speech to the Red Guards. The design of the station is complemented by mosaic inserts and bas-reliefs depicting weapons.
At the end of the hall, located next to the large escalator, there is a mosaic of the Order of Victory against the backdrop of red banners. At the opposite end of the station there is a bust of V.I. Lenin. Bas-reliefs by G.I. Motovilov decorate the northern vestibule of the station.
The station has 68 octagonal columns, the pitch of which is 5.6 meters. The columns are decorated with capitals and lined with light marble. The floor is covered with pink granite. Hanging horn chandeliers illuminate the station hall. The ceiling of the station is yellow.
Specifications
"Komsomolskaya" is a three-span deep pylon station located at a depth of 37 meters. Prefabricated cast iron structures were used during the construction of the station. The length of the station is 190 metres, the width of the platform is 10 meters.
Lobbies and transfers
Due to transfers, the station has the largest passenger traffic in the capital - about 262 thousand people per day.
The station has several vestibules leading to the Yaroslavsky, Leningradsky and Kazansky railway stations. The northern and southern lobbies of both stations are combined and serve to transfer to adjacent lines. The southern lobby is built into the Kazansky railway station and has access to Kalanchevskaya and Komsomolskaya squares. The northern lobby faces the Leningradsky and Yaroslavsky railway stations and the Kalanchevskaya platform of the Kursk direction.
In the center of the hall there are escalators and stairs leading to the Komsomolskaya station of the Sokolnicheskaya line.
Ground infrastructure
Since the station is located in close proximity to three major train stations in the capital, the ground infrastructure here is very well developed. Here you will find everything from grocery stores and restaurants to nightclubs and museums.
Useful facts
The north lobby is open from 5:20 to 1:00, the south from 5:30 to 1:00.
At the international exhibition in Brussels, held in 1958, the station project won the Grand Prix.
The emergence of the Museum of the Decembrists is associated with a unique case: a destroyed city estate on Staraya Basmannaya was saved by a potential heir. Although Russian history was not the most successful for Muravyov-Apostol’s ancestors, the Swiss businessman and Russian nobleman considers the estate his family nest. Christopher Muravyov-Apostol restored it with his own money and established a museum in it. For this unprecedented step, he received - the first in Moscow - the right to pay a symbolic price per year for renting premises: a ruble per square meter. The estate is a house in the style of Moscow classicism. Ground floor area of 298 sq. m with vaulted ceilings and plank floors reproduces the interior of the 18th century. There is a lecture hall here. A substantial staircase leads to the second - front - floor, where there is an entrance hall, a pantry, an office, a bedroom, two living rooms, a ballroom and a spacious hall. It is here that exhibitions and other cultural events take place: exhibits from the Christie's auction house were shown here; this same space became one of the sites of the Photobiennale. There is no permanent exhibition in the museum yet. However, you can visit the estate during exhibitions, or by pre-registering for a tour.
: Sokolnicheskaya Line (marked in red on the maps) and the Circle Line (marked in brown on the metro maps). The Komsomolskaya metro stations are located under Komsomolskaya Square, next to and train stations. This is one of the busiest transport hubs in Moscow.
The Komsomolskaya metro station on the Sokolnicheskaya line of the Moscow Metro is located between the stations and Krasnye Vorota. The station was opened on May 15, 1935. The station is connected to the station of the same name on the Circle Line.
The station has two ground-based lobbies. One of them is located between the Yaroslavsky and railway station buildings (on Komsomolskaya Square), the second in the Kazansky railway station building. The lobby on Komsomolskaya Square is shared with the Komsomolskaya station on the Circle Line. In recent years, the lobby has been open only for passengers to exit (an underground passage is used to enter).
Metro station “Komsomolskaya” of the Circle Line is located between the stations and. The station was opened on January 30, 1952. The station has exits to the city to Komsomolskaya Square, Leningradsky, Yaroslavsky and Kazansky railway stations.
At the northern end of the station lobby there is an exit to the Leningradsky and Yaroslavsky railway stations. (Common ground lobby for two metro stations.) In the center of the underground hall of the station, a passage begins that leads to the Komsomolskaya metro station on the Sokolnicheskaya line and to the Kazansky railway station (via an underground corridor).
The author of the station project is the architect A.V. Shchusev, who was awarded the Stalin Prize for his work on the station. The station is designed in the Stalinist Empire style. The design of the station is dedicated to the theme of the Russian people’s struggle for independence.
Near the Komsomolskaya metro station there are:
- . The station serves trains heading to St. Petersburg and Murmansk. .
- Hotel "Leningradskaya" (Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya).
Hotels near Komsomolskaya metro station
There are several hotels near the Komsomolskaya metro station, Kazansky, Leningradsky and Yaroslavsky railway stations in Moscow. If for some reason you are not satisfied with these hotels, you can certainly find a suitable hotel or apartment nearby at an affordable price using any online hotel search and booking service.
You may also be interested in: Komsomolskaya Square in Moscow.
