Semyonovskaya (russian: Семёновская) is a station of the

Moscow Metro The Moscow Metro) is a metro system serving the Russian capital of Moscow as well as the neighbouring cities of Krasnogorsk, Reutov, Lyubertsy and Kotelniki in Moscow Oblast. Opened in 1935 with one line and 13 stations, it was the first ...

in the Sokolinaya Gora District, Eastern Administrative Okrug, Moscow. It is on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line, between Elektrozavodskaya (Moscow Metro), Elektrozavodskaya and Partizanskaya (Moscow Metro), Partizanskaya stations. Semyonovskaya opened in 1944. Originally, the station was called Stalinskaya, as it was built under Stalinskaya Ploshchad. As part of De-Stalinization, the station was renamed in 1961 to Semyonovskaya for the settlement from which the Semyonovsky Regiment took its name. It was the deepest List of Moscow Metro stations, station in

from 1944 until 1950.

Design

Built concurrently with Partizanskaya (Moscow Metro), Partizanskaya, it too is war-themed, sporting plaques along the outer walls depicting a variety of Soviet weapons used in the war, including swords, sniper rifles, and machine guns. A much larger plaque at the end of the platform includes an image of the Order of Victory and the words "Our Red Army- Glory!". Semyonovskaya is an unusual design, with a double-width platform and four rows of pillars instead of the usual two. This was because the station was built as a pylon type, but was later changed in design and the pylons were transformed into pillars. The pillars are faced with red and white marble. The outer walls are grey marble. There is a row of square-pedestaled, green marble floor lamps along the center of the platform. The architects of the station were S. Kravets and V.Akhmetev. The station was closed for escalator replacement and general renovation on the 70th anniversary of the first Metro line, May 15, 2005. It reopened on April 28, 2006, with new escalator machinery and new interior and exterior finishes for the surface vestibule. Semyonovskaya st way platform

External links

metro.ru

mymetro.ru

Official report on the station's reoppeningKartaMetro.info
— Station location and exits on Moscow map (English/Russian)

References

Moscow Metro stations Railway stations in Russia opened in 1944 Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line Railway stations located underground in Russia Cultural heritage monuments of regional significance in Moscow {{Moscow-metro-stub