Opening date: 15.05.1935
The station was opened as a part of the first Moscow metro line section
Station design: three-vaulted shallow station with pillars.
The station features two rows of 23 columns.
Station architects: I.Taranov, N.Bykova
Design engineer: V.Dmitriev
Sculptor: N.Mitkovitser
The square pillars of the station hall are faced with grey-blue Ufaley marble and marblite. The upper part of the track walls is lined with pale yellow tiles and the lower part is lined with black ceramic tiles. The floor is black and grey granite. The corridors and the ticket hall of the station are covered with Georgian Sadakhlo and Uralian Prokhoro-Balandinsky marble.
The ground-level ticket hall made in the form of an arch with two exits is located in the alley leading to Sokolniki Park of Culture and Leisure. The ticket hall is lined with Koelga marble and white marblite.
The design of the station was awarded a Grand Prix at the 1937 Paris World's Fair.
Exit to: Rusakovskaya ulitsa, ulitsa Stromynka and Sokolniki Park of Culture and Leisure.
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| Photo by Anatoliy Shestakov |
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