Many of the stations are absolutely stunning and you can easily spend a whole day by just going around looking at the exquisite interiors. Mayakovskaya is considered to be the most beautiful station of the Moscow Metro and it’s easy to understand why. From the moment I step into the station I feel like I'm entering a ballroom rather than a public transport hub. This station is one of the fine examples of pre World War 2 Stalinist empire style. Beautifully designed tiles, astonishing marble walls and intricate mosaics.
Unfortunately, all signs are in Cyrillic alphabets inside the trains and at the platforms. Even though the metro map has both Cyrillic and English translation to the stations, it's not easy to read and navigate. Since I had trouble remembering the Russian alphabets, I had to count the number of stops before I get off the station. But despite all these obstacles the Moscow Metro is still the easiest and cheapest and by far the best means of transportation in the city!
amazing ceiling mosaic
The escalators going down to the platforms can be very long and it's one of the deepest of Moscow's Metro. It was used in the Second World war as a bomb shelter and was the venue for a famous party conference led by Stalin in 1941.
wow, that is a subway! i thought it was a mall at first glance. i love the escalator shot the most. being so long, it makes me feel like it is a tunnel leading to another world. :)
ReplyDeleteis it a nice touristy place? minus the language barrier...
ReplyDeleteIndeed this Subway is so damn beautiful. It looks like a Museum itself. :D
ReplyDeleteWow! It's truly beautiful! I cannot imagine this can be Moscow. :P
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely subway station!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe how beautiful Moscow's Metro is. Here in London, they are ugly faceless places, which have one similarity with Moscow and that is the expensive bit...
ReplyDeleteAmazing and really state-of-the art station! Something to be proud of as Asians. :)
ReplyDeleteIt is gorgeous! Definitely looks more like a museum than a subway! Amazing! And your photos are superb! Really hard to imagine any kind of city transportation looking like this! Thanks so much for sharing these! Terrific!
ReplyDeleteSylvia
Oh … this beautiful manmade wonder is a testament to the passage of time and evolving purposes. Thanks for sharing what truly is a work of art and a monument to mankind’s creativity! :)
ReplyDeleteIt really is a marvellous metro. Thanks for showing these amazing shots.
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Great pics, gives a good feel of the place. The ceiling shot is amazing.
ReplyDeleteWow these are subways? Nice photos!
ReplyDeleteUtterly gorgeous. Thank you!
ReplyDeletewow that is so beautiful, ornate and grand!!
ReplyDeleteI have always wanted to go to Moscow to see the subway stations! Thank you for showing these.
ReplyDeletean art gallery! the compositions of your images are also wonderful!
ReplyDeletewow, very impressive! your photos are fabulous!
ReplyDeleteWow, the station is beautiful. So well lit and no graffiti like ours. Those are long escalators, I can't even see the end.
ReplyDeleteDo people ever get married in the subway? It is certainly beautiful enough.
ReplyDelete"I was on the A train, and he was on the B train, and our eyes met briefly as the trains passed, and we knew we had to find one another again."
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Kay
Alberta, Canada
It is indeed an architectural marvel. So beautiful. The first image looks like it's taken from a museum and not a subway station.
ReplyDeleteWow ! that's really worthwhile to visit !
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos.
ReplyDeleteHappy Ruby!
Maria @ LSS
Thank you for sharing these beautiful and interesting photos
ReplyDeleteHave a nice week,
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Hey LR, I've yet to travel to Moscow! :)
ReplyDeleteI take your word for it when u say that Moscow has one of the best subways, the pictures agree as well. It looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteI am leaving next week edi LR, will miss u ha ha! :):):)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the rest of ur week, hugs! ;)
ReplyDeleteI love the tiles!! very beautiful
ReplyDeleteReally beautiful subway. It does not look nothing less than beautiful museum.
ReplyDeleteLR: So modern is the design of the station.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see that (and the other sights above it) one day. Great photos.
ReplyDeleteYou're right - it does look like a ballroom. Wow. I love the ceiling mosaic - what intricate details for a subway!
ReplyDeleteI've never seen anything like that escalator before.
Nice pics and accompanying comments!
ReplyDeleteWow! What a beautiful subway! I don't mind spending some time there!
ReplyDeleteI like the ceilings!
ReplyDeleteMy parents were guests of some diplomats in Moscow back then and shot similar photos like yours. However, I noticed some upgrading and changes of the Metro in your photos.
ReplyDeletei agree, that metro is really beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThese photos really caught my eye. It is definitely a beautiful metro. The lighting is beautiful
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