Moscow Metro
From Moscowiki
Moscow Metro, which spans almost the entire Russian capital, is the world's most heavily used metro system. It is well known for the ornate design of many of its stations, which contain outstanding examples of socialist realist art.[1]
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[edit] History of Moscow Metro
The story started in the beginning of the 20th century. The first and very unusual project of the Underground was offered by engineer Peter Balinsky in 1902. According to his plan trains were supposed to pass across the Red Square over the heads of the astonished people in horse-carriages. But this project was rejected with “help” of angry owners of horse-powered and electric trams. Several other attempts were made to bring this modern transport facility to Moscow but they all failed.On May 15th 1935 the first line covering the distance from Sokolniki to Gorky Park was opened for public use.
[edit] Moscow Metro Peculiarities
The Moscow Metro grows rapidly. Today it has 11 lines and more than 150 stations. It is the fastest, the most popular but also the stuffiest and the most crowded transport. It is also the busiest subway in the world carrying more than 9 million passengers every day. The Moscow Underground truly deserves a museum status: there is no geological museum in the world that would have such a rich collection of stones and minerals. Almost half of the wall area is decorated with more than 20 kinds of marble. Each station of Moscow Metro has own unique style.
[edit] Metro-2
The Moscow Underground is a "strategically important object". There are exciting secrets in this subterranean world: e. g. a secret underground system, so called Metro-2. A large amount of mysterious restricted objects was constructed under the ground in Soviet era: government motor tunnels, secret towns, military bases, shelters and even underground plants. There were many reasons for this: interests of state security were enhanced by morbid suspiciousness of Soviet leaders, especially Stalin, and constant expectation of the nuclear conflict during the Cold War.
