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Moscow Metro – Taganskaya – Line 7

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Moscow Metro – Taganskaya – Line 7

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Taganskaya – Line 7 – 03

Taganskaya (Russian: Таганская) is a Moscow Metro station in the Tagansky District, Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow. It is on the Tagansko–Krasnopresnenskaya line, between Kitay-gorod and Proletarskaya stations.

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Taganskaya – Line 7 – 01

Taganskaya opened in 1966 as part of the start of the Zhdanovsky (now Tagansky) radius. The station’s decoration is sparse yet stylish for the 1960s functional designs. Because the deep pylon trivault offers more potential for decorations, architects Nina Alyoshina and Yury Vdovin exploited this. Decorating the white marbled pylons with brown marble stripes. Likewise the white and black ceramic tiles and are decorated with metallic artworks with a space theme. The floor is covered with red and grey granite. The underground vestibule of the station is interlinked with the subway under the Bolshaya Kammenka street. The surface staircases of which are protected from the weather with glazed concrete pavilions (the first in Moscow). When the station was opened it was the terminus of the Zhdanovskaya line until 1970. Behind the station is a junction link allowing the train to reverse, also it leads onto a service link branch to the Koltsevaya line.

Taganskaya - Line 7 - 02

Taganskaya – Line 7 – 02

From the start the station was designed as a transfer point with the western escalators leading on to the Taganskaya station of the Koltsevaya line. In 1979, with the construction of the Marksistskaya station of the Kalininskaya line, three staircases were built into the northern wall.

Text from Wikipedia.

Location:

Tagansky District, Central Administrative Okrug

GPS:

55.7402°N

37.6522°E

Depth:

36 metres (118ft)

Opened:

31 December 1966

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Moscow Metro – Taganskaya – Line 5

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Moscow Metro – Taganskaya – Line 5

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Taganskaya (Russian: Тага́нская) is a station on the Koltsevaya line of the Moscow Metro. It opened on 1 January 1950 with the first segment of the fourth stage of the system. The station is named after the Taganka Square which is a major junction of the Sadovoye Koltso.

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Taganskaya – Line 5 – 06

Designed by architects K. Ryzhkov and A. Medvedev, this pylon station was built with the post-war flamboyance in mind, the overall design is based on the traditional Russian motives in decorations. The central feature of the station are 48 majolica [earthenware] panels located on each face of the pylon. (The work of Ye. Blinova, P. Kozhin, A. Sotnikov, A. Berzhitskaya and Z. Sokolova). These contain apart from floral elements, profile bas-reliefs of various World War II Red Army and Navy servicemen each dedicated to a group such as pilots, tank crews, sailors etc. The colour gamma is balanced in such a way that the panels facing the central hall are on a blue majolica background, whilst the platform hall panels are monochromatic. Lighting comes from a set of 12 gilded chandeliers in the central hall with the same blue majolica centre. The remaining decoration of the station include a cream-coloured ceramic tile on the walls, powder coloured marble on the lower pylons and also on the walls, and a chequerboard floor layout of black and gray granite.

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Taganskaya – Line 5 – 03

The end of the central hall once had a large sculptural group ‘Stalin and youth’, however this was replaced in 1961 by a new artwork of the same authors (P. Baladin and Ye. Blinova) depicting Vladimir Lenin, Coats of arms of the Soviet Republics and images of Hero-Cities Leningrad, Stalingrad, Sevastopol and Odessa. This was also taken down in late 1966 to make way for a transfer to the newly opened Taganskaya of the Zhdanovskaya line. Further transfer was opened in 1979 by adding a stairwell into the middle of the central hall for the new station Marksistskaya of the Kalininskaya line.

Taganskaya - Line 5 - 05

Taganskaya – Line 5 – 05

Because the Taganka Square is located on the hill, in order to conveniently place the large vestibule, and also preserve a nearby heritage building, the escalator descent had to be broken, and an intermediate hall was added by placing a large cylinder and gradually lowering to the required depth. After a dome was added, the interior work on the new lobby began, the walls of which are faced with Altai marble, Oroktoy with Syringa shade, and the pilasters from white marble. The dome contains a large ceiling fresco, Victory Fireworks by A. Shiryaeva.

Taganskaya - Line 5 - 04

Taganskaya – Line 5 – 04

On 18 November 2005 the vestibule was closed for restoration, during which old escalators (installed in 1949) were replaced. All of the decoration features were renovated, and the upgrade included new turnstiles, ticket offices and security upgrade. The station was re-opened on 20 December 2006.

Taganskaya - Line 5 - 01

Taganskaya – Line 5 – 01

It was the deepest station in Moscow Metro from 1950 until 1958.

Text from Wikipedia.

Location:

Tagansky District, Central Administrative Okrug

GPS:

55.7418°N

37.6517°E

Depth:

53 metres (174ft)

Opened:

1 January 1950

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Moscow Metro – Sokol – Line 2

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Sokol – Line 2 – 02

Sokol (Russian: Со́кол, English: Falcon) is a Moscow Metro station on the Zamoskvoretskaya Line. The station opened on 11 September 1938. Designed by K. Yakovlev, V. Polikarpova, and V. Andreev, it features a single row of pillars which flare upward into the arched ceiling, separated by circular coffers. Sokol is finished in a variety of materials, including white and gray Koyelga marble, onyx, granite, and white ceramic tile. The two entrances to the station are located on both sides of Leningradsky Prospekt. An additional exit to the underpass is available from the south end of the platform. Another entrance was cut in 2003 from the nearby Metro Market shopping center. It was the north-western terminus of the line until 1964 when 3 northern stations were opened. A Zamoskvoretskaya Line depot is located near the station.

Sokol - Line 2 - 01

Sokol – Line 2 – 01

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Sokol – Line 2 – 04A

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Sokol – Line 2 – 03

Text above from Wikipedia.

Sokol

Date of opening;

11th September 1938

Construction of the station;

shallow, column, two-span

Architects of the underground part;

V. Andreyev, V. Polikarpova and K. Yakovlev

The station was named by the first in Soviet Russia cooperative village – Sokol built near the station in 1923-1930’s. The cooperative was established by known scientists, painters, and writers. Houses were built by projects of architects V. Vesnin and N. Markovnikov. The construction of Sokol is not typical of the Moscow Metro. Formally it is two-span station with the central platform. It means there is no central hall as such. There are two track platforms divided by columns between them. The plan of the engineer is clearly seen from the bridge, which serves as an exit to the city – two arches of the track tunnels connected with the common entablature. However after going down, one understand that the construction of the station is much more complicated. The quite massive near bases columns quickly broaden upward like funnels, so the ceiling appears to be a line of hip-roofs. Unfortunately, the columns and hip-roofs are too close to each other that creates the feeling of tightness. The station was built for small traffic flow – it was a terminal station in the 1930’s and there was no population around. The columns are rounded with benches but they are uncomfortable for seating. Someone regularly treads on feet. The station, passageways, and entrance halls are decorated with glazed ceramic tiles, light pink marble, and onyx from the Armenian Agamzaly Deposit, ranging from yellow-brown to pink-violet (travertine).

Text from Moscow Metro 1935-2005, p24/5

Location:

Sokol District, Aeroport District, Northern Administrative Okrug

GPS:

55.8051°N

37.5153°E

Depth:

9.6 metres (31ft)

Opened:

11 September 1938

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