Opening date: 01.05.1957
The station was opened as a part of a line section between Park Kultury and Sportivnaya stations.
Station design: three-vaulted deep-level station with pylons.
Station architects: Yu.Zenkevich, R.Pogrebnoy
Vestibule architects: N.Bykova, I.Taranov, Yu.Cherepanov, I.Gokhar-Kharmandaryan, N.Dyemchinskiy, Ò.Ilina
Design engineer: Î.Sergeev
The station was called after a Soviet party leader Mikhail Frunze and the central hall of the station contains his bust (sculptor – E.Vuchetich).
The station features two rows of massive pylons faced with white and red marble. The pylons are decorated with embossed metallic shields. Track walls are lined with cream-coloured ceramic tiles in the upper part, and black tiles at the bottom. The floor is red and black marble. The station is illuminated by massive lamps.
The ground-level vestibule was partly disassembled in 1984 and its part was integrated into a new building.
Exit to: Komsomolsky prospekt, pereulok Kholzunova.
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| Photo by Anatoliy Shestakov |
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