Prospekt Mira (other)
Prospekt Mira may refer to: *Mira Avenue, a street in Moscow *Prospekt Mira (Koltsevaya line), a Moscow Metro station on the Koltsevaya line *Prospekt Mira (Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya line) Prospekt Mira may refer to: * Mira Avenue, a street in Moscow * Prospekt Mira (Koltsevaya Line), a Moscow Metro station on the Koltsevaya Line * Prospekt Mira (Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line), a Moscow Metro station on the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line {{ ...

Mira Avenue
Prospect Mira (russian: Проспект Мира, "Avenue of Peace") is a major arterial avenue in the north-east of Moscow. Until 1957, different sections of the avenue were named 1st Meschanskaya Street, Trinity Highway, Great Alekseevskaya Street, Great Rostokinskiy Street and Yaroslavl Highway. Today, it is one of the longest Moscow arteries, measuring in length. It is located in the Sukharev area and is a continuation of Sretenka and Yenisei Streets, linking the Garden Ring near Sklifosovsky Hospital to the Moscow MKAD ring road extension of the M8 expressway. History In the 12th century the street was the main road to Yaroslavl, along which were the villages of Alekseevskoe, Rostokino and others. At the end of the 17th century a Polish settlement grew up around the area. The name of the settlement came from the Polish word «mieszczanie» (townspeople), (hence the former name of "Meschanskaya Street"). In 1706, at the initiative of Peter The Great, the nearby Pharmac ...
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Prospekt Mira (Koltsevaya Line)
Prospekt Mira (russian: Проспе́кт Ми́ра) is a station of the Moscow Metro's Koltsevaya line. Opened on 30 January 1952 as part of the second stage of the line, it is a pylon design by architects Vladimir Gelfreykh and Mikhail Minkus. Called initially Botanichesky Sad (Ботанический Сад) after the Botanical Garden of Moscow State University which are located nearby, the theme of this station develops the connotation of the name in the overall colour tone. The arches are faced with flared white marble and are topped with ceramic bas-relief frieze made of floral elements. In the centre are medallion bas-reliefs (work of G.Motovilov) featuring the different aspects in the development of agriculture in the Soviet Union. The station walls are laid with dark red Ural marble and chessboard floor pattern is made of grey and black granite. The ceiling vault is decorated with casts, and lighting comes from several cylindrical chandeliers. The station's vest ...
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