Park Kultury-Koltsevaya
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Park Kultury is a Moscow Metro
station in the Khamovniki District, Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow
. It is on the Koltsevaya Line
, between Oktyabrskaya and Kiyevskaya stations. Park Kultury opened on 1 January 1950.
, that was built in the flamboyance
of the 1950s. Architect Igor Rozhin (who would then design the Luzhniki Stadium
) applied a classic sport recreational theme to match the connotation with the ancient-Greek inspired transfer station
. This includes large and imposing pylons faced with grey marble that came directly from Georgia. The floor is laid with black and grey granite tiles imitating a carpet. The walls are faced with white marble and labrodite. Decoratively the station contains 26 circular bas-reliefs by Iosif Rabinovich which depict sporting and other leisure activities of the Soviet youth.
The white vault of the station contains intricate geometry which repeat that of the pylons, and along the apex are suspended a set of intricate hexagonal chandeliers. Rozhin later admitted that he made a grave error in choosing to place the chandeliers amid the pylons, not between them, that way he would have avoided giving the bas-reliefs a double shadow. At the end of the station is a large marble wall with a small profile bas-relief of Maxim Gorky
. The station was initially called Park Kultury imeni Gorkogo (Парк Культуры имени Горького) but during the 1980 Moscow Olympics this was shortened as the Russian announcements were repeated in English and French during the games. After the Olympics the shorter name was retained. The original long form appears in bronze letters next to Gorky's image.
The station has a large imposing vestibule located on the corner of Komsomolsky Avenue and Sadovoye Koltso next to the Crimean Bridge which was co-designed with Rozhin by Yelena Markova. Originally Rozhin planned for a long arcade
modeled after Russian trading rows, but this was rejected in favour of a more traditional design. The large building features a central dome, and inside has four bas-reliefs of sprotsmen, and another one on its portico outside (all by G.Motovilov). The vestibule also doubles as a transfer to the Sokolnicheskaya Line
.
As the station was initially terminus, a set of reversal sidings exist in front of it, also from them runs a service branch to the Sokolnicheskaya Line which was used initially as the primary way of transferring rolling stock to the station prior to the opening of the Koltsevaya line's own depot in 1954.
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...
station in the Khamovniki District, Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. It is on 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....
, between Oktyabrskaya and Kiyevskaya stations. Park Kultury opened on 1 January 1950.
Design
The station is a standard pylon-trivaultPylon station
The pylon station is a type of deep underground subway station. The basic distinguishing characteristic of the pylon station is the manner of division of the central hall from the station tunnels...
, that was built in the flamboyance
Stalinist architecture
Stalinist architecture , also referred to as Stalinist Gothic, or Socialist Classicism, is a term given to architecture of the Soviet Union between 1933, when Boris Iofan's draft for Palace of the Soviets was officially approved, and 1955, when Nikita Khrushchev condemned "excesses" of the past...
of the 1950s. Architect Igor Rozhin (who would then design the Luzhniki Stadium
Luzhniki Stadium
The Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex in Moscow, or briefly Luzhniki Stadium , is the biggest sports stadium in Russia. Its total seating capacity is 78,360 seats, all covered. The stadium is a part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, previously called the Central Lenin Stadium...
) applied a classic sport recreational theme to match the connotation with the ancient-Greek inspired transfer station
Park Kultury-Radialnaya
Park Kultury is a Moscow Metro station in the Khamovniki District, Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow. It is on the Sokolnicheskaya Line, between Frunzenskaya and Kropotkinskaya stations...
. This includes large and imposing pylons faced with grey marble that came directly from Georgia. The floor is laid with black and grey granite tiles imitating a carpet. The walls are faced with white marble and labrodite. Decoratively the station contains 26 circular bas-reliefs by Iosif Rabinovich which depict sporting and other leisure activities of the Soviet youth.
The white vault of the station contains intricate geometry which repeat that of the pylons, and along the apex are suspended a set of intricate hexagonal chandeliers. Rozhin later admitted that he made a grave error in choosing to place the chandeliers amid the pylons, not between them, that way he would have avoided giving the bas-reliefs a double shadow. At the end of the station is a large marble wall with a small profile bas-relief of Maxim Gorky
Maxim Gorky
Alexei Maximovich Peshkov , primarily known as Maxim Gorky , was a Russian and Soviet author, a founder of the Socialist Realism literary method and a political activist.-Early years:...
. The station was initially called Park Kultury imeni Gorkogo (Парк Культуры имени Горького) but during the 1980 Moscow Olympics this was shortened as the Russian announcements were repeated in English and French during the games. After the Olympics the shorter name was retained. The original long form appears in bronze letters next to Gorky's image.
The station has a large imposing vestibule located on the corner of Komsomolsky Avenue and Sadovoye Koltso next to the Crimean Bridge which was co-designed with Rozhin by Yelena Markova. Originally Rozhin planned for a long arcade
Arcade (architecture)
An arcade is a succession of arches, each counterthrusting the next, supported by columns or piers or a covered walk enclosed by a line of such arches on one or both sides. In warmer or wet climates, exterior arcades provide shelter for pedestrians....
modeled after Russian trading rows, but this was rejected in favour of a more traditional design. The large building features a central dome, and inside has four bas-reliefs of sprotsmen, and another one on its portico outside (all by G.Motovilov). The vestibule also doubles as a transfer to the Sokolnicheskaya Line
Sokolnicheskaya Line
The Sokolnicheskaya Line is the first line of the Moscow Metro, dating back to 1935 when the system opened. Presently the line has 19 stations with a total of of track...
.
As the station was initially terminus, a set of reversal sidings exist in front of it, also from them runs a service branch to the Sokolnicheskaya Line which was used initially as the primary way of transferring rolling stock to the station prior to the opening of the Koltsevaya line's own depot in 1954.