The Moscow Metro was opened in 1935 and is the world's second most heavily used system after the Tokyo subway. On a normal weekday, the metro carries over 7 milllion passengers.
Going down to the metro
Moscow Metro also double as a tourist attraction. The stations are often called "the underground palaces" for their elegant designs and lavish use of marble, mosaics, sculptures and chandeliers. Some of the Soviet Union's finest artists were employed to decorate the metro but within the confines of Socialist Realism.
The Arbatskaya Station
The Ploshchad Revoliusii Station
Kievskaya Station
Smolenskaya Station
Going back up
These stations were supposed to display the best of the Soviet architecture and design and to show how privileged the lifestyle of the Russian people was.
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