What is remarkable is the Metro station Profsoyuznaya

The Moscow subway passed through several periods in its development. For his genesis, it is curious to watch from the window of the car, comparing the architecture of the passing stations. There are a lot of masterpieces in the Moscow subway, but there are also more modest underground interiors. Such as the metro station "Profsoyuznaya". But she deserves attention. On close examination, by its example, one can see what contradictory tendencies fought for dominance in the metro construction.

From the history of the Moscow metro

The first passengers stepped onto the platform of the subway station "Profsoyuznaya" in October 1962. It was the penultimate part of the starting section of the Kaluga radius from the station "Oktyabrskaya" to the station "New Cheryomushki". Moscow in the early sixties was built at an unprecedented pace. New microdistricts grew in all peripheral directions. People for the first time in their lives were able to move from communal apartments to their own apartments. The construction of transport infrastructure did not always keep up with the construction of housing. This was one of the main reasons that forced to shorten the laying of new metro lines. And the number of stations and subway stations commissioned in the sixties was very high. At that time, they preferred not to think about the fact that this was largely achieved at the expense of the quality of architecture.

Historical resolution

All the passions around the construction have been reflected in such an important historical document as the resolution of the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR "On Combating Architectural Excesses" of 1955. In the country, strategic approaches to construction were radically changed, preference was given to standard projects. This really allowed to save money, increase volumes and shorten the terms of putting objects into operation. But the payment for this was neglected by the aesthetic expressiveness of these objects. Especially evident in the Moscow metro. The fallacy of the concept of excess was recognized only two decades later.

Architectural features of the metro station "Profsoyuznaya"

The station does not make a bright impression. There is nothing particularly outstanding either in architectural design, or even in the name of the subway station "Profsoyuznaya". "Profsoyuznaya Street" - is indicated on the signs in the underground passage and on the plates on the walls of the houses, at the exit from the metro. It was in honor of this, nothing particularly famous street in the south of Moscow, the station was named. The street itself in the early sixties of the last century was in the process of construction and only acquired the familiar form today. In a constructive attitude, the "Profsoyuznaya" metro station is a three-layer columned, shallow-water station. This is a standard project, various variations of which can be found in abundance both in the Moscow metro and in the metro stations of other cities of the former Soviet Union. There is no ground lobby. Exit to the city, on Trade Union Street, is carried out through an underpass under it.

Trying to overcome the pattern

But with all the modesty of the architectural decision, calling it worthless would still be an exaggeration. The authors have done everything possible to achieve individuality within the framework of the model project. This is achieved by a decorative interior decoration of the main hall. Stations of this type, which include, in particular, the metro station "Profsoyuznaya", architects and metrostroevtsy jokingly mean slang term "centipede". Because of the two rows of columns supporting the arch. They are forty in each row. Despite the limited possibilities of a typical project of authors, no one deprived them of the opportunity to manifest themselves in the field of decorative solutions of the existing architectural volume. It was believed that a true artist can achieve expressiveness by modest means. And in many respects it was possible. Gray marble on the columns of the station is organically combined with the ceramics of the traveling walls and red granite flooring.

In the area of Profsoyuznaya street

It has been more than half a century since the working subway station "Profsoyuznaya" entered the building on the street of the same name. Moscow over these decades has very far to expand its borders in the south-west direction. At present, the area around Profsoyuznaya has lost its features in the Moscow suburbs. Today it is quite respectable and is well listed on the ratings of real estate agencies. This means that many indigenous and new Muscovites are ready to choose this region as a permanent place of residence. And in this there is nothing surprising - many new modern residential complexes, shops, cultural and entertainment establishments were built on Profsoyuznaya Street. A significant amount of works on improvement has been carried out. And the transport problem of the region was solved in the early sixties. A reliable communication with the center of the capital is provided by the Kaluga radius of the "orange" line of the Moscow metro.