Gorkovskaya (russian: Го́рьковская) is a station on the Moskovsko-Petrogradskaya Line of the Saint Petersburg Metro. 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 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 and Leningrad Zoo.

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