Krylatskoye (russian: Крылатское) is a Moscow Metro station in the
Krylatskoye District
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,
Western Administrative Okrug
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,
Moscow
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. It is on the
Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line, between
Strogino and
Molodyozhnaya stations. Before 2008 it was the terminus of the
Filyovskaya Line
The Filyovskaya line (russian: Филёвская ли́ния, ), or Line 4 and 4A, is a line of the Moscow Metro. Chronologically the sixth to open, it connects the major western districts of Dorogomilovo and Fili along with the Moscow-City w ...
.
Building
It is a shallow-level, vault-type station with a unique asymmetrical design. The curved ceiling rests on a white
marble
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wall on one side of the platform, but on the other it reaches all the way down to the tracks. Wedge-shaped niches containing light fixtures run transversely across the ceiling, with the wide ends on the side with the wall. This has the effect of making one side of the platform brighter than the other. The decorative theme of the station is "
gymnastics
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and
sport
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Krylatskoe was designed by N. Shumakov, G. Mun, and A. Mosichuk and opened in 1989.
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Moscow Metro stations
Railway stations in Russia opened in 1989
Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line
Railway stations located underground in Russia