The most beautiful metro station, Moscow. List of Moscow's most beautiful metro stations

In 1935, the first branch of the Moscow Metro Sokolniki opened - the Park of Culture. The film "Volunteers", loved by Soviet people, is dedicated to its construction. The profession of metrostroevtsa at that time was one of the most respected, and prestigious too.

The most beautiful few

At that time the capital was in dire need of the construction of the underground, and the question of the attractive appearance of the stations was not on the agenda. The most beautiful metro station (Moscow) was built later, when the winner country demonstrated to the whole world not only an advantage in military power, but also in the way of life, although several pre-war facilities are among the ten most beautiful.
In general, the whole metropolitan of Moscow, 44 stations of which out of 190 existing are recognized as objects of cultural heritage, can be considered the most impressive in the world. Lists of leading objects do not always coincide. So, one list "The most beautiful metro station (Moscow)" is headed by "Kievskaya", the other - "Komsomolskaya", and somewhere the first is "Arbatskaya". Most often in all ratings there are stops "Komsomolskaya", "Kievskaya", "Revolution Square", "Mayakovskaya" and "Novoslobodskaya". Although it is easy to assume that if 44 stations are objects of cultural heritage, they can also claim the title of the most beautiful. I want to specify the indication in the brackets of the capital - many similar stations exist in other cities of Russia and even near abroad.

Perfection of form and content

"Underground palaces," which delight and delight absolutely everyone and will serve people for many years, were built mostly until the mid-1950s, that is, until the death of Stalin. Most often, the most beautiful is called the station "Mayakovskaya", and its project at the World Exhibition in New York in 1939 was awarded the Grand Prix.
The international prizes were awarded to Kropotkinskaya (Grand Prix at the 1951 exhibition in Brussels), and the Red Gate (Grand Prix in Paris in 1938), and this was in those years when hatred for the country of the Soviets was off scale. So, really these projects were a perfection of forms, and they deservedly entered the world textbooks on architecture.

Lost Beauty

"Stalin's Metro" - the so-called beautiful station of the ring line with bas-reliefs, statues, a huge number of mosaics and palace chandeliers, is the name of the book published in 2011 dedicated to the underground. The book is necessary, because very much of the original magnificence of these objects was lost as a result of the reconstruction, improvement and struggle against the cult of the personality of Stalin, as a result of which everything that was created with no less love and servility was destroyed.

"Proletarian palaces"

Since more often than not the first line in the lists "The most beautiful metro station" (Moscow) is occupied by "Komsomolskaya" - the ring one, - then it is necessary to tell about it first of all. It really resembles a palace, and as it was only because of this it was not called: the "apotheosis of the Stalin Empire", and "the last Shchusev temple".
From the last sentence it is clear that AV Shchusev, the author of the building of Kazan Station, Lenin Mausoleum and many other famous buildings, was at the head of the group of architects developing the project. Opened in 1952, it is located between the stations "Kurskaya" and "Prospect Mira." And in 1935 the metro station "Komsomolskaya" was opened on the Sokolnicheskaya line. It is famous for the fact that the first train arrived here, and by the fact that there are two unique majolica panels made according to the sketches of E. Lansere. In 1952, it was connected by a transplant with the Komsomolskaya-Ring. The latter is decorated with 8 magnificent panels, connected by one theme - the great victories of the Russian spirit and weapons. They are created from valuable stones and smalt according to PD Korin's sketches.

Recognized by the world community

So, we continue to remember the most beautiful metro stations in Moscow. The list can continue "Mayakovskaya", opened on September 11, 1938. It is located between the stops "Belorusskaya" (located north) and "Tverskaya" (south) on the Zamoskvoretskaya line. Located under the center of the capital, in the Tver region. The author of the project of the station, named in honor of VV Mayakovsky, is Corresponding Member of the Academy of Architecture of the USSR, three times winner of the Stalin Prizes Alexei Nikolayevich Dushkin. He is also the author of projects for such metro facilities as Revolution Square, Novoslobodskaya (post-war project), Avtozavodskaya and Kropotkinskaya.

Pioneering station

The author of sketches of mosaics of the station "Mayakovsky" was no less famous Soviet artist Alexander Deineka. Mayakovskaya is the world's first deep-seated station (34 meters) of column type. It is three-folded.
What does it mean? And the fact that the most beautiful metro station (Moscow can boast of many impressive and pleasing views of architectural objects of this type, but this one is really special) consists of three halls - the central and two side ones. Every two adjacent rooms with open rings of lining their vaults are supported by common columns for them. Hence the design name is a three-columned columnar. Longitudinal arcade gives the object majesty.

Unique decoration element

It is decorated with 35 beautiful mosaics located in the domes, which are in the ceiling of the central hall, between the arches. However, in order to consider them, we must properly lift our heads. This refers to the shortcomings of the station called "Mayakovskaya". You can add that the design name of the stop was originally different - "Triumphal Square", and it was planned to design it in the manner of the Italian Renaissance. But the "Triumphal Square", under which the construction of this facility was planned, was renamed "Mayakovsky Square", the station received the same name.

Mentioned more often than others

What object is most often on the first line of the list "The most beautiful metro station in Moscow"? "The Kiev"! It was opened on March 14, 1954. Initially, it was thought of as the most beautiful. Khrushchev, already in power, thus wanted to perpetuate his native republic. A competition was announced, and out of 73 projects the work of Ukrainian authors was selected.
The entry of the object was timed to coincide with the 300th anniversary of the reunification of Ukraine with Russia. The station closed the ring line. It is also of deep laying, but a pylon (the supporting structure is pylons). 18 panels from smalt decorate this masterpiece of architectural art.

Beautiful and original

Continue the list of "The most beautiful metro stations in Moscow", and sometimes lead it rightfully may "Revolution Square" - a stop on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line, opened in 1938, on March 13. "Kurskaya" and "Arbatskaya" are adjacent to it. It differs from other contenders for the first lines in the ratings, at least by the fact that it is famous not for mosaic panels, but for sculptures. 76 bronze figures are located in 18 arches above the aisles to the landing platforms. The arches rest on the pylons (pillars) of the station hall. All the sculptures personify the inhabitants of the USSR in different time periods of its formation (from the October events of 1917 to the time of their establishment in 1937) and executed in a Leningrad workshop by a group of sculptors headed by Matvey Manizer. If this is not the most beautiful metro station in Moscow, then certainly the most original and memorable.

Surrounded by the beliefs

She is loved by Muscovites. There are many beliefs related to bronze figures. If you rub them in a certain place, then "happiness" is hanging on - that is why many sculptures have lighter spots rubbed with touches of more than one generation of the capital's residents. For example, students rub their nose with a sentinel dog, and began to rub it almost from the moment of establishment. A total of four dogs, and each lobe is polished to a shine. There are images of cocks - their tinder to adding to the salary.
In a word, the station is native to Muscovites, and they love it very much. And the bronze figures during the war were sent to evacuation to Kazakhstan. The construction of the "Revolution Square" is a pylon three-vaulted, deep foundation. She has a transfer to the station "Teatralnaya", and they have a common lobby.

The last work of a recognized master

The last work of A. N. Dushkin - station "Novoslobodskaya", opened in 1952, is almost always included in the top five of the list under the title "The most beautiful Moscow metro stations". The photo below fully confirms her right to a place on this list. In addition, its only lobby, located on the street of the same name, externally resembles an ancient temple, the portico in front of its facade has 6 cannoned (with vertical grooves) columns. Equally majestic and beautiful are the avant-garde and escalator halls. The construction of this station is a deep pylon. Its "chip", or the brightest element of the design, are artfully highlighted 32 stained glass windows. They were made by Latvian artists from glasses cast for the stained glass of churches. Original and suspended chandeliers. It should be added that information about each of the stations of the Moscow Metro, especially those that are objects of cultural heritage, is widely available, with engineering calculations.

Another "Russian beauty"

In the capital there are a lot of wonderful stations, which are both bright sights of Moscow, and at the same time objects of tourist pilgrimage. So, according to many, the most beautiful station of the Moscow metro is Arbatskaya, opened in 1953. It is included in the largest metropolitan interchange node. Constructed according to a special project: the cross section of the pylon, deep station building has an elliptical shape, the style of the interior decoration refers to the Moscow baroque. "Arbat" - very long, the second after the "Sparrow Hills", and has no closed perspective. Thanks to the selection of flowers, it looks very festive.

The most striking monuments of the Stalin era

"Belorusskaya" and "Novokuznetskaya", "Taganskaya" and "Teatralnaya", "Kropotkinskaya" and "Prospekt Mira", "Smolenskaya" and some others are also eligible for the title "The most beautiful metro station in Moscow". As noted above, any of the 44, recognized as objects of cultural heritage, can be included in the top five or seven of the best stops of the Moscow metro. And what about the objects built after Stalin's death? The era of "proletarian palaces" ceased with the death of the leader ...

New objects

The most beautiful station of the Moscow metro, built in the 21st century, is the Slavyansky Boulevard. It was opened in 2008. Undoubtedly, the second in the world in terms of congestion (second only to Tokyo) underground, maybe, not to beauties. But in fact the stations of extraordinary beauty are being built right now, for example in Dubai.
I want to believe that the Moscow Metro, which recently celebrated its 80th anniversary and is now experiencing a construction boom, will "overgrow" with modern, convenient, meeting all the requirements of today, but at the same time beautiful stations.