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  • Arbatskaya Station, Moscow Metro Arbatskaya station was designed by L.M. Polyakov, V.V. Pelevich and Yu.P. Zenkevich. Since it was meant to serve as a bomb shelter as well as a Metro station, Arbatskaya is large - the 250 metre platform is the second longest in Moscow.  It is also very deep - forty one metres underground.
    arbatskaya-station.jpg
  • Park Pobedy Station, Moscow Metro; "Victory 1945" Muralist: T. Tsereteli -<br />
Park Pobedy Station or "Victory Park" is  84 metres underground and the deepest station on the Moscow Metro. It also contains the longest escalators in Europe, at 126 metres long and has 740 steps. The ride to the surface takes approximately three minutes.
    park-pobedy-station-1.jpg
  • Elektrozavodskaya Station, Moscow Metro - Elektrozavodskaya, literally the "Electricity Factory", is one of the most spectacular and better known stations on the Moscow Metro. Built as part of the third stage of the Moscow Metro and opened  during the Second World War, the station is one of the iconic symbols of the system, famous for its architectural decoration and art deco depictions of "electricity".
    elektrozavodskaya-station-3.jpg
  • Novoslobodskaya Station, Moscow Metro.  For train lovers, the Moscow Metro is a showcase of individually designed subway stations.  This is Novoslobodskaya Station with its belle epoque stained-glass windows lighted from within.  As there is no tradition of stained glass windows in Russia, they were designed in Latvia and each window is different:  vases overflowing with fantastic flowers, cooing pigeon windows, and colored medallions.
    novoslobodskaya-station-1.jpg
  • Kievskaya Station, Moscow Metro Kievskaya Station, Moscow Metro The Moscow Metro is an attraction in itself.  Frescoed ceilings, chandeliers, art nouveau benches - what other subway system in the world can boast such beauty and design.  Though it's true that the trains themselves could use a makeover, the stations are well worth a look.
    kievskaya-station-3.jpg
  • Komsomolskaya Station -The Moscow Metro is an attraction in itself.  Frescoed ceilings, chandeliers, art nouveau benches - what other subway system in the world can boast such beauty and design.  Though it's true that the trains themselves could use a makeover, the stations are well worth a look.  This is Komsomolskaya Station - probably the most famous of all for its museum like look.
    komsomolskaya-station-1.jpg
  • Komsomolskaya Station is probably the most famous of all the Moscow Metro stations for its museum-like look. Thanks to its frescoed ceilings, chandeliers, art nouveau benches - what other subway system in the world can boast such beauty and design?  Notably the public facilities are almostly entirely free of litter, advertising, beggars and soft drink machines.
    komsomolskaya-station-2.jpg
  • Novoslobodskaya Station, Moscow Metro.  For train lovers, the Moscow Metro is a showcase of individually designed subway stations.  This is Novoslobodskaya Station with its belle epoque stained-glass windows lighted from within.  As there is no tradition of stained glass windows in Russia, they were designed in Latvia and each window is different:  vases overflowing with fantastic flowers, cooing pigeon windows, and colored medallions.
    novoslobodskaya-station-2.jpg
  • Ploshchad Revolyutsii Station, Moscow Metro  Ploshchad Revolyutsii, meaning Revolution Square, is one of the most famous stations of the Moscow Metro. It opened in 1938 and the architect was Alexey Dushkin. The station features red and yellow marble arches faced with black Armenian marble.  Each arch is flanked by a pair of bronze sculptures by M.G. Manizer depicting the people of the Soviet Union, including soldiers, farmers, athletes, writers, aviators, industrial workers, and schoolchildren. There are a total of 72 of these sculptures in the station.
    ploshchad-revolyutsii-station-2.jpg
  • Kievskaya Station, Moscow Metro The Moscow Metro is an attraction in itself with frescoed ceilings, chandeliers, and art nouveau benches.  What other subway system in the world can boast such beauty and design?  Though it's true that the trains themselves could use a makeover, the stations are well worth a look.
    kievskaya-station-2.jpg
  • Elektrozavodskaya Station, Moscow Metro - Elektrozavodskaya, literally the Electricity Factory, is one of the most spectacular and better-known stations on the Moscow Metro. Built as part of the third stage of the Moscow Metro and opened  during the Second World War, the station is one of the iconic symbols of the system, famous for its architectural decoration and art deco depictions of "electricity".
    elektrozavodskaya-station-1.jpg
  • Rimskaya Station, Statue of Romulus and Remus - The Moscow Metro is an attraction in itself with its artwork, frescoed ceilings and chandeliers. What other subway system in the world can show such beauty and design without the usual graffiti, fast food outlets and litter?  Rimskaya Station is one of the more modern ones with provacative modern art displayed.
    rimskaya-station-2.jpg
  • Rimskaya Station, Moscow Metro; sculpture: "Madonna with Baby" by L. Berlin 1995 - The Moscow Metro is an attraction in itself.  Frescoed ceilings, chandeliers, art nouveau benches - what other subway system in the world can boast such beauty and design.  Though it's true that the trains themselves could use a makeover, the stations are well worth a look.
    rimskaya-station-1.jpg
  • Metro entrance - Oktyabrskaya Station was designed by Leonid Polyakov who took the mid-19th century Neoclassical triumphal Empire style as the basis, and incorporated the themes of the 1812 Victory over Napoleon to match the 1945 Soviet victory in the Great Patriotic War. The station has a large vestibule on the Kaluzhskaya Square on the Garden Ring or Kaluga and hence the station's original name Kaluzhskaya.
    oktyabrskaya-station-2.jpg
  • Novoslobodskaya Station, Moscow Metro.  For train lovers, the Moscow Metro is a showcase of individually designed subway stations.  This is Novoslobodskaya Station with its belle epoque stained-glass windows lighted from within.  As there is no tradition of stained glass windows in Russia, they were designed in Latvia and each window is different:  vases overflowing with fantastic flowers, cooing pigeon windows, and colored medallions.
    novoslobodskaya-station-4.jpg
  • Kievskaya Station, one of the busiest within the Moscow Metro network and an attraction in itself with frescoed ceilings, chandeliers, and marble benches.  What other subway system in the world can boast such beauty and design?  Note the absence of soft drink machines, litter and graffiti.
    kievskaya-station-1.jpg
  • Novoslobodskaya Station, Moscow Metro.  For train lovers, the Moscow Metro is a showcase of individually designed subway stations.  This is Novoslobodskaya Station with its belle epoque stained-glass windows lighted from within.  As there is no tradition of stained glass windows in Russia, they were designed in Latvia and each window is different with vases overflowing with fantastic flowers, cooing pigeon windows and colored medallions.
    novoslobodskaya-station-3.jpg
  • The Moscow Metro is an attraction in itself.  Frescoed ceilings, chandeliers, art nouveau benches - what other subway system in the world can boast such beauty and design.  Though it's true that the trains themselves could use a makeover, the stations are well worth a look.  This is Komsomolskaya Station - probably the most famous of all for its museum-like look.
    komsomolskaya-station-3.jpg
  • Arched dome in the interior of Oktyabrskaya Station - designed by Leonid Polyakov who took the neoclassical empire style as the basis, and incorporated the themes of the 1812 victory over Napoleon to match the 1945 Soviet victory in the Great Patriotic War. The station has a large vestibule on the Kaluzhskaya Square hence the station's original name Kaluzhskaya.
    oktyabrskaya-station-1.jpg
  • Tokyo Metro Asakusa Station was one of the first underground stations in Japan, opening in 1927 as the eastern terminal of the Tokyo Underground Railway to Ueno, which was later extended to become the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line.  In addition to the Asakusa Line, the Ginza Line, Tobu Railway terminal opened in 1931.
    asakusa-station-2.jpg
  • Tokyo Metro Asakusa Station was one of the first underground stations in Japan, opening in 1927 as the eastern terminal of the Tokyo Underground Railway to Ueno, which was later extended to become the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line.  In addition to the Asakusa Line, the Ginza Line, Tobu Railway terminal opened in 1931.
    asakusa-station-3.jpg
  • Tokyo Metro Asakusa Station was one of the first underground stations in Japan, opening in 1927 as the eastern terminal of the Tokyo Underground Railway to Ueno, which was later extended to become the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line.  In addition to the Asakusa Line, the Ginza Line, Tobu Railway terminal opened in 1931.
    asakusa-station-1.jpg
  • Shinjuku Eye by the artist Miyashita Yoshiko at the west exit of Shinjuku station since 1969..Although it is so eye-catching most people just rush by without paying attention to the huge piece of glass art.  Shinjuku Station serves as main connecting hub for rail traffic between central Tokyo and its western suburbs many railway and subway train lines.  The station is used by an average of 3.6 million people per day, making it the world's busiest transport hub with 36 platforms, an underground arcade, and over 200 exits.  .
    shinjuku-eye-1.jpg