Zoloti Vorota (Kiev Metro)
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Zoloti Vorota is one of the most famous stations on the Kiev Metro
. Named after the Golden Gates
historical structure, the station is arguabely one of the most stunning achievements in late Soviet architecture.
The station was opened as part of the first stage of the Syretsko-Pecherska Line
on December 30, 1989. The design contributed a number of architects, but the station itself is due to the masterpiece of Boris and his son Vadim Zhezherin and artistic architects S.Adamenko and M.Ralko. It features a column trivault, with the theme of the Architecture of Kievan Rus
, for this the central vault was enlarged to allow for an interior reminiscent of an ancient Russian Orthodox cathedral. The motives include large chandeliers holding candle like light bulbs, and characteristic inter-vault and inter-column mosaics (artists G.Koren, V.Fedko). White marble, with matte polish was used for the walls and columns, deliberately further make the station imposing. Even the platform hall contains the chandeliers, albeit slightly smaller, and suspended from niches over the platform. Grey granite is used for the floor.
When the station was built, it was done as a single unit with its transfer station Teatralna
of the Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line
, which opened two years prior to specifically for the role. The stations are connected with the escalator tunnel coming out of the back of Zoloti Vorota and connecting to the centre of the Tetralna station via staircases. Initially Zoloti Vorota was the northern terminus of the line for exactly seven years.
The vestibule of the station (architects T.Tselikovskaya, A.Krushinky and F.Zaremba) was built into a building on the corner of Volodymyrska street and Zoloti Vorota driveway, next to the ancient historical memorial. Due to the station's location and depth there are two two separate escalator paths that connect via an intermediate lobby.
To date the station remains one of the most popular in Kiev and along with Dnipro
, are always used to represent the system and the people who built it.
Kiev Metro
The Kiev Metro is a metro system that is the mainstay of Kiev's public transport. It was the first rapid transit system in Ukraine and the third one built in the USSR . It now has three lines with a total length of 63.7 kilometres and 49 stations...
. Named after the Golden Gates
Golden Gate (Kiev)
The Golden Gates of Kiev is a major landmark of the Ancient Kiev and historic gateway in the ancient city fortress, located in the capital of Ukraine. Currently it serves as a museum and can be found on the corner of Volodymyr street and Yaroslaviv Val Street...
historical structure, the station is arguabely one of the most stunning achievements in late Soviet architecture.
The station was opened as part of the first stage of the Syretsko-Pecherska Line
Syretsko-Pecherska Line
The Syretsko-Pecherska Line is third line of the Kiev Metro, first opened in 1989. It extends the metro system southeast along the right bank of the Dnieper River before crossing it on a covered bridge and then east from there. The northern section extends further northwestwards. The line is one...
on December 30, 1989. The design contributed a number of architects, but the station itself is due to the masterpiece of Boris and his son Vadim Zhezherin and artistic architects S.Adamenko and M.Ralko. It features a column trivault, with the theme of the Architecture of Kievan Rus
Architecture of Kievan Rus
The medieval state of Kievan Rus incorporated parts of what is now modern Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus, and was centered around Kiev and Novgorod. Its architectural style quickly established itself after the adoption of Christianity in 988 and was strongly influenced by the Byzantine...
, for this the central vault was enlarged to allow for an interior reminiscent of an ancient Russian Orthodox cathedral. The motives include large chandeliers holding candle like light bulbs, and characteristic inter-vault and inter-column mosaics (artists G.Koren, V.Fedko). White marble, with matte polish was used for the walls and columns, deliberately further make the station imposing. Even the platform hall contains the chandeliers, albeit slightly smaller, and suspended from niches over the platform. Grey granite is used for the floor.
When the station was built, it was done as a single unit with its transfer station Teatralna
Teatralna (Kiev Metro)
Teatralna is a station on the Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line of the Kiev Metro system. The station serves as a transfer point, via a pedestrian walkway connecting it to the Zoloti Vorota station on the Syretsko-Pecherska Line. The station was opened in 1987, between the Universytet and Khreshchatyk...
of the Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line
Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line
The Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line , is the first line of the Kiev Metro, dating back to 1960. It includes some of the system's more historically significant stations, like Arsenalna, which at 105.5 meters is the deepest in the world and the next station Dnipro, which although the tunnel follows a...
, which opened two years prior to specifically for the role. The stations are connected with the escalator tunnel coming out of the back of Zoloti Vorota and connecting to the centre of the Tetralna station via staircases. Initially Zoloti Vorota was the northern terminus of the line for exactly seven years.
The vestibule of the station (architects T.Tselikovskaya, A.Krushinky and F.Zaremba) was built into a building on the corner of Volodymyrska street and Zoloti Vorota driveway, next to the ancient historical memorial. Due to the station's location and depth there are two two separate escalator paths that connect via an intermediate lobby.
To date the station remains one of the most popular in Kiev and along with Dnipro
Dnipro (Kiev Metro)
Dnipro is a station on the Kiev Metro's Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line). Named after the Dnieper River, the station consists of a semi-estacade over the embankment highway, and then continues across the river as part of the Metro Bridge...
, are always used to represent the system and the people who built it.