Ploshchad Lenina (russian: Пло́щадь Ле́нина, Lenin Square) is a station on the
Kirovsko-Vyborgskaya Line
Line 1 of the Saint Petersburg Metro, also known as ''Kirovsko-Vyborgskaya Line'' (russian: Ки́ровско-Вы́боргская ли́ния) or ''Red Line'', is the oldest rapid transit line in Saint Petersburg, Russia, opened in 1955, wh ...
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 ...
, located between
Chernyshevskaya
Chernyshevskaya (russian: Черныше́вская) is a station on the Kirovsko-Vyborgskaya Line of Saint Petersburg Metro, opened on September 1, 1958. It is a deep underground pylon station at depth with a short central hall. The station is ...
and
Vyborgskaya. The station was opened on June 1, 1958, on the second line of the metro between
Ploshchad Vosstaniya Ploshchad Vosstaniya may refer to:
* Vosstaniya Square, Saint Petersburg
* Ploshchad Vosstaniya (Saint Petersburg Metro)
Ploshchad Vosstaniya ( rus, Плóщадь Восстáния, p=ˈploɕːɪtʲ vɐsːˈtanʲɪjə, lit. ''Uprising Square'' ...
and Ploshchad Lenina. It was named after Lenin Square, the location of its surface vestibule. In the early plans, it was named "
Finland Station
St Petersburg–Finlyandsky (russian: Станция Санкт-Петербург-Финля́ндский ''Stantsiya Sankt-Peterburg-Finlyandskiy'', in spoken language usually just russian: Финля́ндский вокзал ''Finlyandskiy ...
."
Surface vestibules
The surface vestibule of the station was designed by architect A.K. Andreev. It was built into the
Finlyandsky Rail Terminal
St Petersburg–Finlyandsky (russian: Станция Санкт-Петербург-Финля́ндский ''Stantsiya Sankt-Peterburg-Finlyandskiy'', in spoken language usually just russian: Финля́ндский вокзал ''Finlyandskiy ...
building. The wall of the entrance hall is decorated with a panoramic mosaic that commemorates
Lenin
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov. ( 1870 – 21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin,. was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 1 ...
's speech before the workers and soldiers of Petrograd on April 3, 1917. It was created by artists A.I. Mylnikov and A.L. Korolyov.
In 1962, Andreev worked together with Yu.N. Kozlov and the engineer Ye.A. Erganov to design and complete second entrance from Botkinskoy street. Both entrances are served by three escalators.
Architecture and decoration
Ploshchad Lenina is a deep underground
pylon station
A metro station or subway station is a station for a rapid transit system, which as a whole is usually called a "metro" or "subway". A station provides a means for passengers to purchase tickets, board trains, and evacuate the system in th ...
at depth. The underground hall was designed by architect A.K. Andreev.
The station's theme commemorated
Lenin
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov. ( 1870 – 21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin,. was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 1 ...
's return from
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
to
Petrograd in June 1917. Like the
Chernyshevskaya
Chernyshevskaya (russian: Черныше́вская) is a station on the Kirovsko-Vyborgskaya Line of Saint Petersburg Metro, opened on September 1, 1958. It is a deep underground pylon station at depth with a short central hall. The station is ...
station, completed in the period when Soviet architects tried to move away from architectural excesses of Stalinist era. As the result, the station is plain, somewhat bare bones and inexpressive. The station used the contrasting red and white tones as its color scheme. The platform hall is faced with marble. On the platform walls are decorative grilles with the inscription "1958," the year the station was opened. In 2006 the lighting of the station was redone, with mercury lamps replaced by sodium lamps. On one hand, the station gained a brighter look, but on the other hand the color palette was entirely changed.
See also
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Ploshchad Lenina (Minsk Metro)
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Ploshchad Lenina (Novosibirsk Metro)
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Saint Petersburg Metro stations
Railway stations in Russia opened in 1958
1958 establishments in the Soviet Union
Railway stations located underground in Russia