Gorkovskaya (russian: Го́рьковская) is a station on the

Moskovsko-Petrogradskaya Line Line 2 of the Saint Petersburg Metro, also known as ''Moskovsko-Petrogradskaya Line'' (russian: Моско́вско-Петрогра́дская ли́ния) or ''Blue Line'', is a second oldest rapid transit line in Saint Petersburg, Russia, ...

of the

Saint Petersburg Metro The Saint Petersburg Metro (russian: links=no, Петербургский метрополитен, Peterburgskiy metropoliten) is a rapid transit system in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Construction began in early 1941, but was put on hold due to Wor ...

. It was designed by A.S. Getskin, V.P. Shuvalova, S.L.Mihaylov, H.I. Bashnin, S.I. Evdokimov, A.P. Izoitko and E.I. Travnikov. It opened on July 1, 1963. The station's name was derived from

Maxim Gorky Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (russian: link=no, Алексе́й Макси́мович Пешко́в; – 18 June 1936), popularly known as Maxim Gorky (russian: Макси́м Го́рький, link=no), was a Russian writer and social ...

Avenue (later renamed Kronverskiy Avenue). The station was designed as a tribute to the writer. The ground-level vestibule is located at the intersection between Kamennoostrovsky and Kronverksky Prospects. The vestibule is designed to withstand a direct impact during carpet bombing. The station closed in October 2008 for a 14-month reconstruction and reopened in December 2009 as initially planned.

Gallery

File:Metro SPB Line 2 Gorkovskaya pavilion.jpg, Entrance to the station File:Горьковская.jpg, Original station entrance in 2007

Notable landmarks

The station is located in proximity to

Peter and Paul Fortress The Peter and Paul Fortress is the original citadel of St. Petersburg, Russia, founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and built to Domenico Trezzini's designs from 1706 to 1740 as a star fortress. Between the first half of the 1700s and early 1920s i ...

, as well as the

Saint Petersburg Mosque The Saint Petersburg Mosque (russian: Санкт-Петербу́ргская мече́ть), when opened in 1913, was the largest mosque in Europe outside Turkey, its minarets 49 meters in height and the dome is 39 meters high. The mosque is si ...

and

Leningrad Zoo The Leningrad Zoo (russian: Ленингра́дский зоопа́рк), sometimes called the Saint Petersburg Zoo or Sankt-Peterburgskiy Zoopark (russian: Санкт-Петербу́ргский зоопа́рк), in Saint Petersburg (forme ...

References

* {{Foot zones of Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg Metro stations Railway stations in Russia opened in 1963 1963 establishments in the Soviet Union Railway stations located underground in Russia Kamennoostrovsky Prospekt