The "Revolution Square" station is a subway station located in the center of Moscow

All stations of the Moscow Metro are individual, and many of them are real historical monuments of culture. But the residents of the capital, who are in a hurry every day, mostly appreciate this type of transport for the lack of traffic jams. They have long ceased to pay attention to the beauty of architectural structures, and foreigners are still led on an excursion to the Moscow subway.

"Revolution square". The most important thing about the station

One of the most frequented is the metro station "Revolution Square", Moscow can rightly be proud of it. It is located on the Arbat-Pokrovskaya branch, just between the "Kursk" and "Arbat", earned on March 13, 1938. The station received its name in honor of the square with the same name, located in the immediate vicinity of the surface.

What is famous for the " Revolution Square"? Metro is located almost in the center of the capital of Russia and is one of the closest to the Red Square, the Kremlin, the Alexander Garden, the Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed, the Mausoleum and the Bolshoi Theater. Also close to Kazan Cathedral, several famous museums and exhibition galleries.

Distinctive features of the station

What is so different from other stations "Revolution Square"? The metro is located quite deep, at a distance of 33.6 m under the ground. The diameter of the side halls is 8.5 m, the main one - 9.5 m. The three-vaulted station is illuminated by two rows of round luminaires.

For the design of the floor used light and black granite. The decoration of the walls is much more diverse. Here there are Armenian black marble, as well as other rocks of white, golden and gray shades.

On the territory of the hall in arched niches 76 bronze sculptures are installed. They are located in a strictly defined sequence of events that took place during the period 1917-1937. On this basis, people immediately recognize the "Revolution Square" (metro), the photos speak for themselves. Figures depict the profession of people of the Soviet era. And 2 statues are repeated only 2 times, and the remaining 18 - 4 times. In fact, there were originally 80 figures, but after building the eastern lobby 4 had to be removed from the hall.

"Revolution Square" (metro) is very popular with young people. Students before the exam come here during the session to rub the bronze nose of the dog, which is part of the sculpture "Border guard with the dog." But the paw of her tinder is all those who will have a difficult test. Surviving disappointment in love is easier if you touch the figure of the "Student with a book".

Vestibules and Transitions

Those who want to get to the Zamoskvoretskaya line can use the transfer that connects the "Theater" and "Revolution Square". The underground, of course, has an exit to the street. The eastern vestibule will lead you to Nikolskaya street and to Epiphany street, and the western one to the Revolution square. Despite the absence of a direct transition from the Okhotny Ryad station, the Sokolnicheskaya and Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya lines are united into a system of a common interchange node.