Beauty in the metro...or Московский метрополитен!

The metro in Moscow is famous as the "the people's palaces"...and this has a reason. If London metro is the oldest, then one can claim that the Московский метрополитен is the most beautiful one!

One feels like in a castle, overwhelmed by the elegant designs and lavish and profuse use of marble, mosaics, sculptures and chandeliers.Built during Stalin's rule, these metro stations were supposed to display the best of Soviet architecture and design and show how privileged the lifestyle of the Russian people was. It was inaugurated on 15th May 1935, boasting just 13 stations. Today the Metro system has grown into an enormous network of 11 lines and over 160 stations, with new stations opening every year.

My favourite one is the Novoslobodskaya Station (just above), which was opened in January 1952. Designed by the architects Dushkin and Strelkov, the station is perhaps the brightest and most ornate station on the Moscow underground and features beautiful stained-glass windows crafted in Riga! enjoy this beauty with your eyes and dont miss a metro-tour, once you get there:-)

Priwet from Москва/Moscow:-)

The city is...breathtaking...fast...majestic...and not just big but gigantic!!!
After 9 years Russian at school, then 11 years break (of speaking or reading the language), I was glad to have finally made it...to Russia:-)

Be ready to fall in love with its architecture, hold yourself in the metro (its speedy) and enjoy this amazing mix of historical and cultural beauty in the middle of a ...crowd: its a 12-million-world metropole, busy, beautiful and buzzing(up to humming)!

The monument of Dostoevski in front of the National bibliothek.

In front of the famous St Basilius cathedral on Red Square...which looks indeed as made out of sugar!

....and last but not least the most beautiful metro in the world!!!