Chistye Prudy (Russian: Чи́стые пруды́), or "Clean Ponds," is a Moscow Metro station located on the Sokolnicheskaya Line. The Sokolnicheskaya Line (Соко́льническая ли́ния formerly Kirovsko-Frunzenskaya (Кировско-Фрунзенская is the first line of Ulitsa Podbelskogo (У́лица Подбе́льского is a station on the Moscow Metro 's Sokolnicheskaya Line. Ulitsa Podbelskogo (У́лица Подбе́льского is a station on the Moscow Metro 's Sokolnicheskaya Line. Cherkizovskaya (Черки́зовская is a station of the Moscow Metro, located on the Sokolnicheskaya Line. Cherkizovskaya (Черки́зовская is a station of the Moscow Metro, located on the Sokolnicheskaya Line. Preobrazhenskaya Ploshchad (Преображе́нская пло́щадь "Transfiguration Square" is a Moscow Metro station on the Sokolnicheskaya Line Preobrazhenskaya Ploshchad (Преображе́нская пло́щадь "Transfiguration Square" is a Moscow Metro station on the Sokolnicheskaya Line Sokolniki (Соко́льники is a station on the Sokolnicheskaya Line of the Moscow Metro. Sokolniki (Соко́льники is a station on the Sokolnicheskaya Line of the Moscow Metro. Krasnoselskaya (Красносе́льская is a Metro station on the Sokolnicheskaya Line in Moscow, Russia. Krasnoselskaya (Красносе́льская is a Metro station on the Sokolnicheskaya Line in Moscow, Russia. The Komsomolskaya (Комсомо́льская station of the Moscow Metro is the most famous of all those on the Koltsevaya Line and of the whole system Komsomolskaya (Комсомо́льская also called Komsomolskaya-Radialnaya (Комсомольская-Радиальная to differentiate it from the station of the Komsomolskaya (Комсомо́льская also called Komsomolskaya-Radialnaya (Комсомольская-Радиальная to differentiate it from the station of the Krasniye Vorota (Красные ворота (literally Red Gates, named after the square where the famous monumental archway Red Gates once stood is a station Krasniye Vorota (Красные ворота (literally Red Gates, named after the square where the famous monumental archway Red Gates once stood is a station Turgenevskaya (Тургеневская is a station on the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line of the Moscow Metro. Sretensky Bulvar (Сретенский Бульвар is a station on the Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya Line of the Moscow Metro in Russia. 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Frunzenskaya (Фру́нзенская is a Metro station on the Sokolnicheskaya Line in Moscow, Russia. Sportivnaya (Спорти́вная is a Metro station on the Sokolnicheskaya Line in Moscow, Russia. Sportivnaya (Спорти́вная is a Metro station on the Sokolnicheskaya Line in Moscow, Russia. Vorobyovy Gory (Воробьёвы го́ры lit Sparrow Hills) is a station on the Sokolnicheskaya Line of the Moscow Metro. Vorobyovy Gory (Воробьёвы го́ры lit Sparrow Hills) is a station on the Sokolnicheskaya Line of the Moscow Metro. Universitet (Университе́т named after nearby Moscow State University, is a station on the Moscow Metro 's Sokolnicheskaya Line. Universitet (Университе́т named after nearby Moscow State University, is a station on the Moscow Metro 's Sokolnicheskaya Line. Prospekt Vernadskogo (Проспе́кт Верна́дского is the name of a Moscow Metro station on the Sokolnicheskaya Line located at the intersection Prospekt Vernadskogo (Проспе́кт Верна́дского is the name of a Moscow Metro station on the Sokolnicheskaya Line located at the intersection Yugo-Zapadnaya (Ю́го-За́падная or "Southwestern" is indeed the southwestern terminus of the Sokolnicheskaya Line of the Moscow Metro Yugo-Zapadnaya (Ю́го-За́падная or "Southwestern" is indeed the southwestern terminus of the Sokolnicheskaya Line of the Moscow Metro Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages The Moscow Metro (Московское метро which spans almost the entire Russian capital, is the world's second most heavily used Rapid-transit The Sokolnicheskaya Line (Соко́льническая ли́ния formerly Kirovsko-Frunzenskaya (Кировско-Фрунзенская is the first line of It opened on May 15, 1935 as part of the first segment of the Metro. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The station is located under Myasnitskaya street at Turgenevskaya Square, and the Clean Ponds Boulevard and Park, after which it was named. The Clean Ponds ( Russian: Чистые пруды Chistye Prudy) is a large Pond in Moscow, Russia, located in the Basmanny
Though planned to be a three-vaulted station with a full-length central hall (similar to Krasniye Vorota and Okhotnyi Ryad), Chistye Prudy was built instead according to a London Underground type design with two passages at either end of the station connecting the platforms. Krasniye Vorota (Красные ворота (literally Red Gates, named after the square where the famous monumental archway Red Gates once stood is a station Okhotny Ryad (Охотный ряд Hunting Row) is a station on the Sokolnicheskaya Line of the Moscow Metro. The London Underground is a Metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire The outer platform vaults were finished to give the impression that a central hall did in fact exist, with what appeared to be a row of dark marble pylons. Marble is a nonfoliated Metamorphic rock resulting from the Metamorphism of Limestone, composed mostly of Calcite (a crystalline form of The pylon station is a type of deep underground subway station However, all of the archways except those at either end of the platform were barricaded. The architect of the initial station was N. Ya. Kolli.
During World War II the station was closed and its platforms were fenced off with plywood for use as the headquarters of the Joint Staff and PVO Air Defense. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Plywood is a type of Engineered board made from thin sheets of Wood, called plies or veneers Voyska PVO ( Russian: Войска ПВО or PVO Strany until 1981 was the Air defense branch of the Soviet military
Chistye Prudy's central hall was built in 1971 so that the station could become a transfer point to the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line (Калу́жско-Ри́жская ли́ния is a line of the Moscow Metro, that originally existed as two separate radial lines Rizhskaya The architects for this project were N. A. Shukhareva, L. N. Popov, and A. F. Fokina. The new portion of the station was finished to resemble the original sections as closely as possible, maintaining the its original character. Escalators were built in the centre of the platform to connect to Turgenevskaya. Turgenevskaya (Тургеневская is a station on the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line of the Moscow Metro.
Chistye Prudy is finished with dark grey Ufalei and white Koelga marble, with a dark granite platform. Granite (ˈɡrænɪt is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, Felsic, igneous rock. In 1989 the station's outer walls were refinished with marble rather than ceramic tile to approximate the original design even more closely. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar)
The station was named Kirovskaya from its opening until 1990, and there is still a bronze bust of Sergey Kirov at the end of the platform. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Bronze is any of a broad range of Copper alloys, usually with Tin as the main additive but sometimes with other elements such as Phosphorus Sergei Mironovich Kirov (Серге́й Миро́нович Ки́ров ( &ndash December 1, 1934) was a prominent early Bolshevik leader whose assassination In 1992 it was briefly called Myasnitskaya, but renamed a few days later into its current name.
Transfers
From this station it is possible to transfer to Turgenevskaya on the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line. Turgenevskaya (Тургеневская is a station on the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line of the Moscow Metro. Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line (Калу́жско-Ри́жская ли́ния is a line of the Moscow Metro, that originally existed as two separate radial lines Rizhskaya A transfer to Sretensky Bulvar on the Lyublinskaya Line opened in December 2007. Sretensky Bulvar (Сретенский Бульвар is a station on the Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya Line of the Moscow Metro in Russia. Lyublinskaya Line (Люблинская линия is the newest line of the Moscow Metro.
External links
- Description of the station on Metro.ru (in Russian)
- Description of the station on Mymetro.ru (in Russian)
- News.metro.ru
- KartaMetro.info — Station location and exits on Moscow map (English/Russian)
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