Marksistskaya
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Marksistskaya is a station of the Moscow Metro
's Kalininskaya Line
. It was opened along with the initial segment on 30 December 1979. The station is named after the Markisistskaya (Marxist
) Street and its architectural theme is the purity of Marxist ideals.
Architects Nina Alyoshina, V.Volovich and N.Samoylova took a standard deep level column tri-vault (engineers Ye.Barsky, I.Zhukov and Yu.Muromtsev) and applied on overall red theme that includes red Burovshina marble to the columns and a pink Gazgan to the station walls.
The station serves as a transfer point between the Taganskaya
station of the Koltsevaya Line
and the Taganskaya
station of the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya Line
forming a busy three station transfer point. Transfer to the former is by the direct escalator from the end of Marksistskaya.
The station is located on the eastern edge of the Taganka Square
, and its underground vestibule is situated on the influx of the Taganskaya and Marksistskaya Streets into the square with surface subway access available to both sides of latter street and to the open plaza on the apex of their adjoinment. (see last link below).
Moscow Metro
The Moscow Metro is a rapid transit system serving Moscow and the neighbouring town of Krasnogorsk. Opened in 1935 with one line and 13 stations, it was the first underground railway system in the Soviet Union. As of 2011, the Moscow Metro has 182 stations and its route length is . The system is...
's Kalininskaya Line
Kalininskaya Line
The Kalininskaya Line is a line of the Moscow Metro. It was opened as the eastwards Perovo radius lines in 1979 and presently has 7 stations.-History:...
. It was opened along with the initial segment on 30 December 1979. The station is named after the Markisistskaya (Marxist
Marxism
Marxism is an economic and sociopolitical worldview and method of socioeconomic inquiry that centers upon a materialist interpretation of history, a dialectical view of social change, and an analysis and critique of the development of capitalism. Marxism was pioneered in the early to mid 19th...
) Street and its architectural theme is the purity of Marxist ideals.
Architects Nina Alyoshina, V.Volovich and N.Samoylova took a standard deep level column tri-vault (engineers Ye.Barsky, I.Zhukov and Yu.Muromtsev) and applied on overall red theme that includes red Burovshina marble to the columns and a pink Gazgan to the station walls.
The station serves as a transfer point between the Taganskaya
Taganskaya-Koltsevaya
Taganskaya is a station on the Koltsevaya Line of the Moscow Metro. Opened on 1 January 1950 it was part of the first segment of the fourth stage of the system...
station of the Koltsevaya Line
Koltsevaya Line
The Koltsevaya Line , , is a railway line of the Moscow Metro. The line was built in 1950-1954 encircling the central Moscow, and became crucial to the transfer patterns of passengers....
and the Taganskaya
Taganskaya-Radialnaya
Taganskaya is a Moscow Metro station in the Tagansky District, Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow. It is on the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya Line, between Kitay-gorod and Proletarskaya stations....
station of the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya Line
Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya Line
The Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya is the busiest line of the Moscow Metro...
forming a busy three station transfer point. Transfer to the former is by the direct escalator from the end of Marksistskaya.
The station is located on the eastern edge of the Taganka Square
Taganka Square
Taganka Square or Taganskaya Square is a city square at the south-eastern corner of the Garden Ring in central Moscow, formed in 1963 by merging two historic squares, Upper Taganka and Lower Taganka. In 1813 the district of Taganka was reconstructed by Joseph Bové, who built a market there...
, and its underground vestibule is situated on the influx of the Taganskaya and Marksistskaya Streets into the square with surface subway access available to both sides of latter street and to the open plaza on the apex of their adjoinment. (see last link below).