Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) Metro – Vladimirskaya – Line 1

Vladimirskaya - Florstein

Vladimirskaya – Florstein

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Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) Metro – Vladimirskaya – Line 1

Vladimirskaya - 02

Vladimirskaya – 02

Vladimirskaya (Russian: Влади́мирская) is a station of the Saint Petersburg Metro opened on 15 November 1955.

Vladimirskaya - 01

Vladimirskaya – 01

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Vladimirskaya - 03

Vladimirskaya – 03

The architects: G.I. Alexandrov, A.V. Zhuk, A.I. Pribulsky. At the top of the escalators there’s a large mosaic called ‘Abundance’, depicting a harvest scene both on land and the sea.

Location:

Tsentralny District

GPS:

59°55′39.14″N

30°20′52.66″E

Depth:

55m (180ft)

Opened:

15 November 1955

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