The appearance of the Museum of the Decembrists is associated with a unique case: the ruined city estate on Staraya Basmannaya was saved by a potential heir. Although Russian history not the most successful way for the ancestors of Muravyov-Apostol, the Swiss businessman and Russian nobleman considers the estate to be his family nest. Christopher Muraviev-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 298 sq. m with vaulted ceilings and wooden floors reproduces the interior of the XVIII century. There is a lecture hall here. A solid 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 are held: the exhibits of the Christie's auction house were shown here; the 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 an excursion.
Metro station "Komsomolskaya" is located between the stations "Prospekt Mira" and "Kurskaya" of the ring line of the Moscow metro, in the Krasnoselsky district of the capital.
Station history
Name history
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 station's theme is "The Struggle of the Russian People for Freedom". All the panels located on the vault of the station are dedicated to this theme. It depicts prominent political and military figures, 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 - "Presenting the Guards Banner" and "Victory Parade". But after the personality cult of Stalin, which was depicted on these panels, was debunked, 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 background of red banners. At the opposite end of the station there is a bust of V. I. Lenin. Bas-reliefs by G. I. Motovilov adorn 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 paved with pink granite. Hanging carob chandeliers illuminate the station hall. The ceiling of the station is yellow.
Specifications
Komsomolskaya is a three-span deep-laying pylon station located at a depth of 37 meters. During the construction of the station, prefabricated cast-iron structures were used. The length of the station is 190 meters, the width of the platform is 10 meters.
Vestibules and transfers
Due to transfers, the station has the largest passenger flow in the capital - about 262 thousand people a day.
The station has several vestibules facing Yaroslavsky, Leningradsky and Kazansky stations. The northern and southern vestibules of both stations are combined and serve as a transition to neighboring lines. The southern vestibule is built into the Kazansky railway station and has access to Kalanchevskaya and Komsomolskaya squares. north lobby goes to the Leningradsky and Yaroslavsky railway stations and to 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 the three major stations of the capital, the ground infrastructure is very well developed here. Here you will find everything from grocery stores and restaurants to nightclubs and museums.
Useful facts
The north lobby is open from 5:20 am to 1:00 am, the south lobby is open from 5:30 am to 1:00 am.
At the international exhibition in Brussels, held in 1958, the project of the station won the Grand Prix.
Unexpectedly, photos of Moscow metro stations aroused great interest in the blog. However, why is it unexpected ... Not all of those who came across my blog on the Internet were in 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’ll show you a few more that I like.
Very beautiful, simply luxurious Komsomolskaya station of the Moscow metro ring line.
The station opened on January 30, 1952. This is the most spacious columned station of the Moscow Metro. The central hall is 190 meters long and 11 meters wide. ceiling height 9 meters.
The Komsomolskaya ring station is just a real palace, the design of which combined several styles at once. Today, this mixture of styles is called the Stalinist Empire style. The project of the station was developed by a group of architects, the idea of decor 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! May the victorious banner of the great Lenin overshadow you!
68 octagonal marble columns are installed with a step 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. Also, the ceiling is decorated with images of various military attributes and luxurious chandeliers. All this is generously framed with stucco.
As conceived by the architects, Komsomolskaya station, where guests of the capital arrive at three railway stations, should make an indelible first impression of Moscow. Really makes an impression!
From the ring line to Sokolnicheskaya there is a passage, 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 the sketch of the artist P.D. Korin.
I go up the four-ribbon escalator to the Komsomolskaya-radial station. This station is also interestingly decorated in its own way, but there are always so many people here that no one pays attention to all this ...
: Sokolnicheskaya line (marked in red on the maps) and Koltsevaya line (marked in brown on the metro maps). Metro stations "Komsomolskaya" are located under Komsomolskaya Square, next to, and railway stations. This is one of the busiest transport hubs in Moscow.
The Komsomolskaya metro station of 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 circle line.
The station has two ground vestibules. One of them is located between the buildings of Yaroslavsky and railway stations (on Komsomolskaya Square), the second is in the building of Kazansky railway station. The lobby on Komsomolskaya Square is shared with the Komsomolskaya station on the Circle Line. IN last years the lobby is open only for the exit of passengers (an underpass is used for entry).
The 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, to Leningradsky, Yaroslavsky and Kazansky railway stations.
At the northern end of the station lobby there is an exit to the Leningradsky and Yaroslavsky stations. (Common surface lobby for two metro stations.) In the center of the underground hall of the station, a transition begins, which leads to the metro station Komsomolskaya Sokolnicheskaya line and Kazansky railway station (through 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 made in the Stalin Empire style. The design of the station is dedicated to the theme of the struggle of the Russian people for independence.
Near the metro station Komsomolskaya are located:
- . The station serves trains heading to St. Petersburg, Murmansk. .
- Hotel Leningradskaya (Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya).
Hotels near Komsomolskaya metro station
There are several hotels near the Komsomolskaya metro station, Kazansky, Leningradsky and Yaroslavsky stations in Moscow. If for some reason you are not satisfied with these hotels, you will surely be able to 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.
