The famous metro station "Chistye Prudy"

The metro station "Chistye Prudy" ... Agree, many times you have heard about it even to those who have never visited the capital of the Russian Federation. Why is it so remarkable? Let's try to figure it out together.

The metro station "Chistye Prudy". general description

Residents of the Central District of Moscow are familiar with the station located on the Sokolniki line. The three-vaulted subway station is at a depth of thirty-six meters.

It should be noted that it was built on the individual order with the use of monolithic reinforced concrete. The floor of the station is lined with gray and red slabs of granite, although until 1972 there was a usual asphalt. Two rows of marble columns support the ceiling, in which supports are mounted lamps. The walls of gray marble and black granite did not always look like that. Until 1990 they were faced with white tiles.

At the end of the station, "Chistye Prudy" built a transition to the Lublin-Dmitrov line, just in the same place where before the bust of SM Kirov was located. The station had to be transferred to the transition from the Turgenev platform to the Sretensky Boulevard.

Historical data and chronology of the construction of the metro station "Chistye Prudy"

Even if you are not a resident of the capital, you still need to know such facts. "Clean Ponds" - the metro station, which earned in May 1935. The central hall was not there then, it was necessary to move between the platforms on one of the avenues located at the entrances. It is known that during the Patriotic War the air defense departments and the General Staff were located here. And in 1947, "Clean Ponds" was installed fluorescent lighting, which was not on other metro platforms.

The station was rebuilt into a three-vaulted one in 1971. A year later in the center of the hall appeared the transition to the "Turgenevskaya". And in 2008, the transition was opened, allowing from the "Clean Ponds" to get on the "Sretensky Boulevard."

The station borrowed its name from the Chistyi Pond and the boulevard with the same name located near it. Surprisingly, in this pond used to drop waste slaughterhouses and butchers, and he wore the name "Pogany." After the pond was cleaned, a new name was added to it. The station "Clean Ponds" was first called "Kirovskaya", and the street was also named, which is known today as "Myasnitskaya".

What are the main features of the metro station "Chistye Prudy"?

Note that the station is open for passengers from 5:27 to 1:00. Through a unique ground vestibule in the form of a cube, you can go directly to Myasnitskaya Square or the street, as well as to Chistoprudny Boulevard. A similar structure had vestibules on Smolenskaya and Komsomolskaya, but later they were rebuilt.

How beautiful Moscow is: Clean ponds, underground, lots of attractions ... All this often attracts creative people to the capital. And almost every one of them simply can not see the metro station described. Why is that? The thing is that numerous theater and concert facilities of the city of Moscow are located near it. For example, there are the theater "Impromptu", the well-known "Contemporary", the association "VIP Concert" and other outstanding institutions.

Also close to the metro station "Chistye Prudy" is the only museum nearest to the station of the Moscow police, about a dozen nightclubs, as well as a large number of shops, cafes and restaurants.

For fans of sports goods and fitness centers in this area a wide range of services of this kind is presented. Among the educational institutions should be noted the Institute of English and the Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture.