Russia - Moscow Underground
Komsomolskaya Station.
The yellow ceiling of Komsomolskaya Underground Station is on of the most beautiful memory that remains in mind after visiting Moscow's Underground.
Komsomolskaya (Russian: Комсомо́льская) is a station on the Koltsevaya Circular Line of the Moscow Metro. It is probably the most opulent station of a system known for its lavish stations. The main feature of the station is the grandiose baroque ceiling, painted in light yellow and which houses mosaics and floral motifs. The ceiling is supported by 68 octagonal white marble columns with Ionic capitals.
The artistic theme of the station is Russia's battle for independence and historical battles against invaders. This theme is underlined by eight large mosaics by P.D. Korin, along the center of the ceiling. Five of them portray the great Russian generals: Alexander Nevsky, Dmitry Donskoy, Kuz'ma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky, Aleksandr Suvorov, and Mikhail Kutuzov.
The other three depict, respectively, Soviet soldiers at the Reichstag in Berlin, Lenin holding a speech on Red Square, and a woman holding hammer and sickle in front of Lenin's mausoleum. Of these, the last two are not original, as they were added after the others. Other mosaics depict the weapons, and the Order of Victory. At the end of the quay there is a bust of Lenin and an arch decorated with floral motifs and the emblem of the Soviet Union.
The entrance to the station is built on a grand staircase, with an immense octagonal dome and an impressive portico with stylized Corinthian columns. The building is located on the north side of Komsomolskaya Square, between Leningradsky Railway Station and Yaroslavsky Station.
Russia - Moscow Underground
Komsomolskaya Station.
The yellow ceiling of Komsomolskaya Underground Station is on of the most beautiful memory that remains in mind after visiting Moscow's Underground.
Komsomolskaya (Russian: Комсомо́льская) is a station on the Koltsevaya Circular Line of the Moscow Metro. It is probably the most opulent station of a system known for its lavish stations. The main feature of the station is the grandiose baroque ceiling, painted in light yellow and which houses mosaics and floral motifs. The ceiling is supported by 68 octagonal white marble columns with Ionic capitals.
The artistic theme of the station is Russia's battle for independence and historical battles against invaders. This theme is underlined by eight large mosaics by P.D. Korin, along the center of the ceiling. Five of them portray the great Russian generals: Alexander Nevsky, Dmitry Donskoy, Kuz'ma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky, Aleksandr Suvorov, and Mikhail Kutuzov.
The other three depict, respectively, Soviet soldiers at the Reichstag in Berlin, Lenin holding a speech on Red Square, and a woman holding hammer and sickle in front of Lenin's mausoleum. Of these, the last two are not original, as they were added after the others. Other mosaics depict the weapons, and the Order of Victory. At the end of the quay there is a bust of Lenin and an arch decorated with floral motifs and the emblem of the Soviet Union.
The entrance to the station is built on a grand staircase, with an immense octagonal dome and an impressive portico with stylized Corinthian columns. The building is located on the north side of Komsomolskaya Square, between Leningradsky Railway Station and Yaroslavsky Station.