Gorki (
Russian
Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including:
*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
and
Tatar
The Tatars ()[Tatar]
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different : Горки) is a station of the
Kazan Metro
The Kazan Metro (russian: Каза́нский метрополите́н; tt-Cyrl, Казан метросы) is a rapid-transit system that serves the city of Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia. The metro system was the seventh opened in Russia, and the ...
. Opened as part of the first stage on 27 August 2005 it was (until December 2008) the southeastern terminus of the system. Located in the southeastern Gorki-1
microraion
Microdistrict, or microraion (russian: микрорайо́н, ''mikrorajón''), is a residential complex—a primary structural element of the residential area construction in the Soviet Union and in some post-Soviet and former Socialist st ...
, the station presents a typical single-vault subsurface design.
Developed by architects A.Mustafin, R.Khisamov and T.Mukhametzyonov, the station's theme is a two-tone high-tech industrial design that blends with the surrounding Soviet-time
Panel building
Panel buildings may refer to buildings of one of the following types:
*Built of structural insulated panels
*Built of pre-fabricated concrete blocks, named differently in various countries.
*Large Panel System building, often called Plattenbau ...
s. The station features a monolithic vault that is split into segments, and along its central axis run a set of lighting elements that create the ''steam'' effect.
The walls of the station are faced with dark green (''Indiana grin'') marble and behind their niches are additional lighting elements which illuminate the white vault. The floor of the station is covered by ''Mansurovsky'' and ''Starobabansky'' granite plates arranged in a geometrical pattern.
The station has two vestibules, located along the
Rikhard Zorge street. The northern one has one exit towards the intersection of Zorge with Tankovaya and Malyurina streets, whilst the southern one, which was opened slightly later on 29 September 2005, is located under the intersection of Zorge with the Rodina (motherland) street.
External links
Description @ KazanMetro.by.ru
Kazan Metro
Railway stations in Russia opened in 2005
Railway stations located underground in Russia
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