Who was in Moscow, knows Russia.

Karamzin N.

The Moscow metro is not just the most beautiful in the world-it is the only underground, which construction was based on not just a transportation necessity. The 1930-ies, when the first metro line was opened were the blossom of Stalin’s construction. . In Moscow the empire was built, and it was built for ages. There wasn't enough place necessary for demonstration of this greatness, on the earth, but underground him was more than enough. So grew a whole underground city, inlaid with riches from all over the country, decorated with the best of its artists.

Novoslobodskaya Station: stained glass windows were made in Riga of stained glass, stored in the Cathedral City, and represent interlacings of fantastic flowers, plants and stars. Over several stained glass windows the medallions representing people of intellectual professions – the architect, the geographer, the artist, the power engineering specialist, the musician and the agronomist are inserted, and in the end of the Hall is located smal′tovoe Panel "world peace" of the artist Pavel Korin: mother with child in her arms. "Novoslobodskaya" became the anthem of peaceful creative life, and its massive lobby in antique style with columned portico is also entered into the register of cultural heritage.

Mayakovskaya station is one of the most beautiful and innovative stations of Moscow metro and best underground work of Alexei Dushkin, awarded the Grand Prix at the world exhibition in New York in the year 1939. Despite the name,the station has no relation to Vladimir Mayakovsky. Its main theme was the Soviet aircraft industry. It is the only station at such a depth, where the ceiling seems to be hovering above the ground and lifting eyes, you can see the sky and flying airplanes.