Izvor metro station
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Izvor is a metro station in Bucharest
, Romania
, located near the Palace of the Parliament
. It also services one of the buildings of the Bucharest Veterinary University
, the Gheorghe Lazăr High School and the Cişmigiu Gardens
.
It was built in 1979 as part of the first line of the Bucharest metro, on the right bank of the Dâmboviţa
river, in what was then the Izvor neighbourhood (the entire area on the right bank of the Dâmboviţa river was demolished four years later during Nicolae Ceauşescu
's systematization plans in order to make way for the Palace of the Parliament). The station itself is shallow, with two lateral platforms allowing access to the centrally positioned tracks. There is no vestibule - the station is too shallow to allow for a level to be built above the tracks, and the architects of the Bucharest Metro did not fashion building above-ground vestibules such as those found in Moscow or London. As such, the ticketing machines are on the same level with the tracks themselves. As all entrances are on the southbound platform, the architects designed a passage running beneath the tracks to provide access from the soutbound platform to the northbound platform, a solution unique on the entire system.
The station itself uses a dark gray and light beige colour scheme, employing cold white lighting. The station is quite small, being initially built to service a rather low-density residential area.
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, located near the Palace of the Parliament
Palace of the Parliament
The Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest, Romania is a multi-purpose building containing both chambers of the Romanian Parliament. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the Palace is the world's largest civilian administrative building, most expensive administrative building, and...
. It also services one of the buildings of the Bucharest Veterinary University
Universitatea de Stiinte Agricole si Medicina Veterinara
University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine is a university in Bucharest, Romania which specializes in agriculture and veterinary medicine. Its campus is located on 59, Mărăşti Blvd.-External links:* * * * * * * * *...
, the Gheorghe Lazăr High School and the Cişmigiu Gardens
Cismigiu Gardens
The Cişmigiu Gardens are a public park near the center of Bucharest, Romania, spanning areas on all sides of an artificial lake. The gardens' creation was an important moment in the history of Bucharest. They form the oldest and, at 17 hectares, the largest park in city's central area...
.
It was built in 1979 as part of the first line of the Bucharest metro, on the right bank of the Dâmboviţa
Dâmbovita
The word Dâmboviţa can refer to these places in Romania:* Dâmboviţa County* Dâmboviţa River* Dâmboviţa Center, an unfinished Romanian building in Bucharest, near Cotroceni...
river, in what was then the Izvor neighbourhood (the entire area on the right bank of the Dâmboviţa river was demolished four years later during Nicolae Ceauşescu
Nicolae Ceausescu
Nicolae Ceaușescu was a Romanian Communist politician. He was General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party from 1965 to 1989, and as such was the country's second and last Communist leader...
's systematization plans in order to make way for the Palace of the Parliament). The station itself is shallow, with two lateral platforms allowing access to the centrally positioned tracks. There is no vestibule - the station is too shallow to allow for a level to be built above the tracks, and the architects of the Bucharest Metro did not fashion building above-ground vestibules such as those found in Moscow or London. As such, the ticketing machines are on the same level with the tracks themselves. As all entrances are on the southbound platform, the architects designed a passage running beneath the tracks to provide access from the soutbound platform to the northbound platform, a solution unique on the entire system.
The station itself uses a dark gray and light beige colour scheme, employing cold white lighting. The station is quite small, being initially built to service a rather low-density residential area.