Large Georgian exit with roundabout or radial. Belorusskaya (Circle line)

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The plan for the construction of a metro line, located along modern Tverskaya Street and Leningradsky Prospekt, appeared in the year. It was planned to build a station near the Belorussky railway station. In the master plan for the reconstruction of Moscow, the location of the future Belorusskaya metro station was finally approved. In the original project, the station was called Belorussky Station.

The construction of the Belorusskaya metro station was carried out using a closed method. In order to integrate the station lobby into the Belorussky Station building, the architects had to replace the load-bearing wall with a colonnade. It was assumed that Belorusskaya would have a second exit to the residential area (this project was not implemented). The station was opened on September 11 of the year as part of the section “Sokol” - “Sverdlov Square” (now “Teatralnaya”) of the second stage of construction, after the commissioning of which there were 22 stations in the Moscow metro.

Architecture and decoration

Lobby

The Belorusskaya metro station has one above-ground vestibule, built into the north-eastern wing of the Belorussky railway station. The outside of the lobby is lined with black granite. The lobby area is divided into two halls by a colonnade and turnstiles. The paired columns are covered with white marble. The cladding was carried out to give entasis to the fust columns.

The first hall contains ticket offices and two entrances. The main entrance to the station is located from Tverskaya Zastava Square. The station also has a second entrance from Leningradsky Prospekt - a small bridge connects the Tverskoy overpass with the doors on the second floor of the station building, from where a staircase leads to the ticket office. The walls of the ticket hall are lined with gray Ufaley marble.

In the second hall there is an escalator and access to Tverskaya Zastava Square. The walls of the escalator hall are lined with dark pink Birobidzhan marble with purple veins. There is a commemorative inscription in the wall indicating the opening date of the station.

The design of the connection between the escalator and the lobby is original to pre-war stations. For the escalator, an elliptical hole was made in the floor of the station, surrounded by a small barrier. Thanks to this, when ascending the escalator, passengers have a wide view of the lobby. Subsequently, this technique became widespread in the Moscow metro. The three-belt escalator model ET-3M has a height of 30.6 meters. It connects the lobby to the northern end of the station.

Station halls

Three different types of marble were used in the cladding of the station hall. By varying the shades of marble, the architects tried to reduce the feeling of the “subway” and ensure that passengers felt like they were in an underground palace. The naves of the station are separated from each other, and the central hall acquires the main volumetric and spatial significance. To visually lighten the heavy structure of the station, niches were installed in the pylons on the side of the central hall, each of which had a lamp mounted on a bronze floor lamp.

The semi-oval niches of the central hall are lined with onyx of various tones. If in the lower part of the niches the onyx slabs have a dark tone and a sharp vein pattern, then the upper rows of tiles have a lighter and calmer pattern. Each vertical row of cladding is framed with a bronze bead to highlight the texture of onyx.

Initially, the floor of the central hall was covered with richly patterned marble mosaics. Nowadays the floor of the station is laid out in a checkerboard pattern with slabs of gray granite and black diabase.

The track walls, originally decorated with blue glazed tiles, are now covered with white marble, with black marble in the lower part. The station is illuminated by pendant chandeliers in the central and side halls, as well as bronze floor lamps in the niches of the pylons of the central hall.

At the southern end of the central hall, on a pedestal made of black diabase, there is a bust of V. I. Lenin made of dark gray granite.

Architects of the station and lobby N. N. Andrikanis, N. A. Bykova. The construction of the station was carried out by Mine 79-80 (SMU-8) of Mosmetrostroy (head F. Kuzmin). The entrance hall of the Belorusskaya metro station and its ground vestibule are identified objects of cultural heritage of the city of Moscow.

Transfer to the Circle Line

From the center of the hall you can transfer to the Belorusskaya station on the Circle Line (the transition opened in 1952). The passage is equipped with a three-belt escalator type ET25 with stainless steel balustrades. At the end of the upper entrance hall of the passage there is a monumental sculptural group “Belarusian Partisans”. Eight original floor lamps, lined with marble and decorated with stone mosaics, are also installed there. The floor of the passage is covered with red and black granite, the walls are lined with marble.

Florentine mosaics on the themes of the Belarusian national ornament were used in the design of the transition arches. The architect of the Belorusskaya station, N.A. Bykova, noted that although the transition was poorly successful, the arches leading to the Circle Line turned out to be beautiful. The artist G. I. Opryshko worked on their design together with the architect I. G. Taranov.

Path development

Behind the station there are reversible sidings used for overnight lay-by and train maintenance. The stretch between the Belorusskaya and Dynamo stations is used to test trains, since it is straight and the maximum speed allowed is 100 km/h.

Station in numbers

Location

The Belorusskaya metro station of the Zamoskvoretskaya line is located between the Dynamo and Mayakovskaya stations. The ground lobby, built into the building of the Belorussky railway station, has access to Tverskaya Zastava Square (next to the Tversky overpass). Nearby are Gruzinsky Val and 2nd Brestskaya streets. Lobby address: Tverskaya Zastava Square, building 7. The distance from the station to the center of Moscow is 3.25 kilometers.

Rail transport

Belorussky Station serves long-distance trains in western, southwestern and northern directions. From the Belorussky station begins the Smolensk direction of the Moscow Railway, which connects Moscow with the western regions of Russia, as well as with

St.m. Belorusskaya (Circle line) July 5th, 2015

Belorusskaya metro station on the Circle Line is a busy interchange hub. In addition to the transfer to the Zamoskvoretskaya line, the main passenger flow through it is directed to the Belorussky railway station. The design of the station is largely related to the location of the station. The theme of the design is the good life in Soviet Belarus. The station is very interesting, we'll see...

Photo of the pavilion. What's so special about it? Firstly, there is still the old name of the metro named after. Kaganovich, and secondly, look at how cool the lamps are in front of the pylons!

In general, the square in front of the Belorussky railway station has lost a lot of its attractiveness today.

Excellent photo of the pavilion from a bird's eye view.

Over time, the lamps disappeared.

But the station hall is simply gorgeous. The mosaic on the floor in the form of a national Belarusian pattern adds special chic. It just couldn't be cooler.

Before the opening of the eastern vestibule in 1997, the sculptural composition “Soviet Belarus” stood at the blind end of the station. They say that they even wanted to preserve it and raise it to the surface, but due to the complexity of this process, they sawed it into pieces and no longer began to collect it. They also say that it was the President of Belarus Lukashenko who allegedly fussed over the sculpture and allegedly asked to give the sculpture to Belarus. But in the end it was lost. Very, very sorry!

1. The station has two lobbies. One ground-based western one, combined with a pavilion, is open along with the station, and the second lobby is underground, from which you can exit towards Lesnaya Street. Glazed pavilions of a rather laconic appearance were built above the staircases.

2. A special feature of the double staircase is that the second exit turns ninety degrees due to the nature of the building in this place. The lobby with an exit was opened in 1997, in the year of the 850th anniversary of Moscow.

3. In the end wall of the lobby there is a majolica panel donated by the City Hall of Lisbon. By the way, this design with majolica, or as the Portuguese call it azulejos, is a typical Portuguese feature. In the Lisbon metro, many stations are decorated with precisely similar painted tiles. The plot is friendship between peoples of all nationalities and colors.

4. About that. in honor of which the panel appeared, there is a corresponding plaque. By the way, this is not the only majolica panel that appeared for the 850th anniversary of Moscow. There is also a very interesting panel on the metro station. "", which also acquired another lobby in 1997. By the way, the exit pavilions from the underground lobby there are very similar to those installed here at Belorusskaya. Coincidence? Don't think!!! These are the first signs of unification of the pavilions. I immediately remember "Alma-Ata" and "Pyatnitskoye Shosse" or "Lermontovsky Prospekt" and "Zhulebino"

5. In addition to the main panel, there are also tiled drawings on the walls. Notice the blue stripe of tiles. The tiles are of uneven color - this indicates that this is a real hand-made product, handmade. Apart from the panels, the lobby is unremarkable; by the way, there are still old validators here.

6. We go down the escalator and there is another small hall with a hermetic seal and in the distance you can see the stairs to the platform.

7. But the ground lobby is, as befits a station located on the Circle Line, a monumental and pathetic building. It is itself a work of architectural art. At the top, between the groups of working men and women, it is clear that Kaganovich was replaced by Lenin.

8. Above the entrance is a cool gilded metal panel on an agricultural theme. In the center is the letter "M" Another spelling. Each station has its own.

9. I wonder what was there between the entrance groups in the middle arch?

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11. The cash register is very interesting, it is oval in shape. There are cash register windows along the long side.

12. This is the ceiling.

13. Hermetic seal in front of the entrance to the escalator hall. Even the panels covering the shutter mechanism are gold plated. Not bad.

14. The hall is round in shape with a traditional dome. The validators are old, and for some reason the one on the left is new.

15. And here, too, is tantamaresque. Here you can take a photo as an escalator attendant.

16. The escalator hall is symmetrical. On one side, in the arches behind wooden doors, there are booths with telephones. A required attribute before, but now it has completely lost its meaning.

17. On the opposite side is the exit.

18. Stunningly beautiful wooden doors.

19. A few details.

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21. We go down the escalator, there is another shutter at the station.

22. In the center of the hall there is a transition to the Zamoskvoretskaya line.

23. It is unclear why the openings on the transition bridge were glazed. Are they really afraid that someone will fall there? What were such precedents? It looks, to be honest, ugly. If we do it, it should probably be done with respect for the historical interiors.

24. In the transition, they also did not skimp on finishing.

25. Small antechamber. There is a nice ceiling decoration, and the arches are framed with Florentine mosaic patterns.

26. In the arches that lead to the Ring Road there are also decorative panels that echo the panels in front of the entrance to the ground pavilion. Beauty.

27. There is an opinion that the architect N.A. Bykova, who participated in the development of both Belorusskaya projects, embodied the ideas in the Belorusskaya Circle Line project that could not be implemented in the Zamoskvoretskaya Line station. Therefore, there is the same ceiling with stylized coffers, but much more decorative.

28. Moreover, there is a similar ceiling in the side halls. The track wall is finished with tiles with inserted ceramic panels with floral patterns, which makes the wall not seem boring.

29. Massive pylons, and the deep station, in the lower part are lined with light stone. And even the side part of the pylons is decorated with stucco. There are also very beautiful benches with marble bases. benches are located at the pylons on both sides.

30. The floor was originally made of small tiles and repeated the traditional Belarusian pattern. After the floor covering was changed, the pattern was simplified, but the floor still looks elegant.

31. And what kind of lamps are there? Simply fantastic. Compared to the rather nondescript lamps of the “Belorusskaya” Zamoskvoretskaya line, this is simply palace chic.

32. The interior is simply luxurious, there’s no other way to put it. "Royal mansions"

33. The main decoration of the station is mosaic panels made in the style of Florentine mosaics. The subjects are the everyday life of the Belarusian people. Naturally, life is easy and cheerful, as befits Soviet people. And here it was not without debunking the cult of Stalin. Initially, the Girls on this panel wove the silhouette of Stalin, and now the Order of the Red Banner of Labor.

34. Naturally, there was also the theme of war. Here the girls meet the victorious warriors.

35. The station is very beautiful. One of the most beautiful on the Ring.

36. I wanted to embrace the immensity with the help of fisheye.

37. Another view in the other direction.

38. Let's all move on...

P.S.
All archival photos were found on a wonderful website

A key platform for demonstrating urban development plans and the results of the work of the Moscow Construction Complex. The main task of the center is to hold congress and exhibition events in the field of urban planning, architecture and design. “House on Brestskaya” begins its history with the creation of the first wooden model of Moscow. In 1975, in connection with the 30th anniversary of the liberation of Budapest from the Nazi invaders, a Hungarian exhibition was organized at VDNH, in which one of the exhibits was a model of the central part of Budapest. Chief architect of Moscow in 1960-1982. M.V. Posokhin highly appreciated the model and turned to the Chairman of the Moscow Council V.F. Promyslov with a proposal to create a similar model of Moscow. The idea was approved and for 10 years, from 1976 to 1986, two teams of modelers at the Kartolitografiya factory created the model. It was immediately clear that there was no point in trying to make a model of the entire Moscow, it would be too huge, given the chosen scale of 1:500. Therefore, we limited ourselves to only the central part of the city within the Garden Ring. Based on the existing geological basis, additional geodetic surveys, photographs of existing buildings and materials of the designed buildings, the architects of Mosproekt-1 and Mosproekt-2 developed model drawings. Mosgorgeotrest was also involved in the work. The buildings were made of maple, the relief was made of birch. The Kremlin ensemble is made of mahogany, lemon tree, amaranth, and holly. The domes of the Kremlin cathedrals are covered with gold leaf. The Moscow River and the Yauza River are made of rosewood.
At the same time, the issue of placing the model was resolved, the dimensions of which were determined to be 12x12 m (144 sq.m.) and in March 1986 the model was installed in the hall of a specially built building on Brestskaya Street. The model served as a working tool for architects, all the houses on it are removable, the model itself consists of sliding parts 2x2 meters. Architects could remove houses from the model in the area of ​​the designed building, put a new building in this place and evaluate the planning solution. One of the first visitors to the exhibition at the House on Brestskaya were Fidel Castro and Boris Yeltsin. Receptions of foreign delegations were held here. Currently, the model has been dismantled and preserved, and is stored in the “House on Brestskaya”. The idea of ​​creating a new modern model of Moscow arose in 2011. Initially, it was planned to make a model in color, similar to the model of New York, on a scale of 1:1200, covering the entire territory of Moscow within its historical borders. However, after new territories were annexed to the capital, the layout concept was revised. By decision of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, work on the new layout began in the fall of 2012 and was included in the state program “Urban Planning Policy of the City of Moscow”, implemented by the capital’s Construction Complex. With an increase in scale to 1:400, the emphasis was placed on the central part of the city, covering the Third Transport Ring, all railway stations, as well as the territory of the Sparrow Hills (including the tallest “Stalinist skyscraper” - the Moscow State University building) and the currently actively developing territory of the ZIL industrial zone .
The main distinguishing feature of the new layout is the amazing detail of all 6.5 thousand buildings and the recreation of the landscape relief of the capital. Mosaics and bas-reliefs have been recreated on the facades of historical houses. And the surface of the Moscow River is made using a special technique that creates the effect of water ripples. The model is equipped with an interactive system for illuminating buildings from the inside, which can be controlled by selecting objects in accordance with the scenario - from the administrative division of the city territory to the typology of objects (residential buildings, administrative buildings, cultural objects, transport facilities, etc.). Miniature architectural lighting, which was used in the design of metro exits, temple complexes, bridges and such iconic buildings as the Moscow Kremlin, made it possible to achieve even greater expressiveness. The famous chiming clock on the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower and the ringing of the bells of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior are accurately reproduced on the model due to the speakers mounted inside. Currently, the area of ​​the exhibited model is 120 square meters. The manufacturing work will be completed in 2017 and will cover an area of ​​945 square meters, which will cover the central zone of Moscow, extending beyond the Third Transport Ring.
In 2012, a decision was made to create a city map, which would be mounted on the floor. Project development and preparation for construction work at the “House on Brestskaya” are beginning. The model of the city is transported to the territory of VDNH in the pav. No. 75.
In 2014, the grand opening of a map of Moscow on a scale of 1:500 took place. Thisfloor “lightbox” measuring 178 square meters. The map is essentially unique; the glass blocks are illuminated from below, and software-defined images are projected from above, from which scripts for displaying the map are compiled.
Today, House on Brestskaya specialists, using a map and a video wall, tell Muscovites and guests of the capital about city development programs, architectural styles, the history of the Metro, the renovation of industrial zones, the reconstruction of the Moscow Ring Railway, and the history of urban planning.

Belorusskaya is one of the very first metro stations built in Moscow. It is part of the Zamoskvoretskaya line. "Belorusskaya" is adjacent to the "Dynamo" and "Mayakovskaya" stations and is located just under Tverskaya Zastava Square. This is the Central District of Moscow, the Tverskoy district, which got its name from Tverskaya Street.

Station history

It was planned to build a station at the Belorussky Station along Tverskaya Street in the early 30s of the 20th century. According to the then master plan for the reconstruction of Moscow, Belorusskaya was supposed to have two exits - one built into the Belorussky railway station, and the other should lead to a residential area. But the second solution has so far remained on paper.

« Belorusskaya" was launched in the second stage of the Moscow metro. This happened on September 11, 1938.

During the Great Patriotic War, part of the station was fenced off to serve as a central command post. The second part was used for its intended purpose during the day, and as a bomb shelter at night.

In the early 50s of the twentieth century, a passage leading to the Belorusskaya station of the Circle Line was opened from the Belorusskaya Zamoskvoretskaya Line. And in the 70s, the station underwent its first major overhaul. At the beginning of the new millennium, the station and the passage leading to the Circle Line were renovated again and new escalators were installed.

History of the name

The station received its name “Belorusskaya” thanks to the well-known feature film “Belorussky Station” (1970). The fact is that the only exit of the station leads directly to the station building, which serves long-distance trains in the northern, southwestern and western directions.

However, at the construction stage there were two options for the name of the station - “Belorussky Station” and “Belorussian-Baltic Station”. The second option is due to the fact that from 1922 to 1936 the Belorussky Station was called the Belarusian-Baltic Station.

Description of the station

The hall of the Belorusskaya station is decorated with marble of different shades and varieties. According to the authors of the project, architects N. Andrikanis and N. Bykova, thanks to this technique it was possible to minimize the feeling of depth and give the station the appearance of an exquisite underground palace. To make the heavy structure seem lighter, recesses were made in the pylons with built-in lamps on bronze floor lamps.

The marble on the pylons of the central hall has a pink tint. On top they are decorated with stucco with Belarusian, which is quite logical, national ornaments. At one time, the floor in the main hall was laid out in the form of a Belarusian ornament. Now the floor pattern resembles a chessboard made of black diabase and gray granite.

The track walls are decorated with marble (white at the top, black at the bottom). Lighting in the central and side halls of the station is provided by pendant chandeliers, as well as floor lamps in the niches of the pylons of the central hall.

The hall of the Belorusskaya station belongs to the cultural heritage sites of Moscow.

Specifications

The Belorusskaya station has a standard design of a three-vaulted pylon structure. The depth of the station is 34 m. The length of the platform is 155 m.

The central hall is 9.5 m in diameter, the side halls are 8.5 m. The distance to the Mayakovskaya station is one kilometer, to the Dynamo station - more than two kilometers.

For overnight parking and maintenance of the moving stock, the station has reversible dead ends. Trains are tested on the Belorusskaya-Dynamo section, since it is straight and it is allowed to reach speeds of up to 100 kilometers per hour.

Lobbies and transfers

Exit from this station is possible through the only ground-based vestibule, which is built into the north-eastern wing of the Belorussky railway station building. The exterior of the lobby is decorated with black granite. Inside, the pavilion is divided into two halls by a colonnade and turnstiles. The first hall has ticket offices and two entrances to Tverskaya Zastava Square and Leningradsky Prospekt. In the second hall there is an escalator and there is access to Tverskaya Zastava Square. The walls of the room are lined with dark pink marble with purple veins. There is also an inscription with the opening date of the station.

The technique of connecting the escalator to the concourse was an innovation in the construction of pre-war station concourses.
A three-belt escalator 30.5 meters high seems to pierce the floor of the second floor. At the same time, through the oval opening for the moving staircase, fenced off by a low turnstile, it is interesting to look at the first floor of the lobby.

In the center of the hall you can change to the Belorusskaya station of the Circle Line. There is an escalator in the passage, red and black granite on the floor, marble on the walls, and the sculpture “Belarusian Partisans” at the end. Marble floor lamps illuminate the transition. The arches are decorated with Florentine mosaics, laid out in the style of the national Belarusian ornament. They were made by the artist Grigory Opryshko. For the decoration of the Belorusskaya metro station in 1952, he became the Laureate of the Stalin Prize, 3rd degree.

Attractions

The main attraction in the Belorusskaya metro area is located 200 m from the exit from the station to Tverskaya Zastava Square. This is the Old Believer Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, dating back to the beginning of the last century. It was built on the site of a wooden chapel.

The background to the appearance of the temple is as follows. In the 19th century, a community of Old Believers was organized near the Tverskaya Zastava, which owned an old wooden chapel. When the community became stronger, they decided to build a larger temple instead of a small wooden chapel. The new church was consecrated in 1921 on the day when Orthodox Christians honor the memory of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. But the services here did not last long. After 14 years, the temple was closed, and during the war it was turned into a warehouse for local air defense. In subsequent years, the religious building was transferred to the sculptor S. Orlov as a workshop. It was here that he worked on the monument to the founder of Moscow, Yuri Dolgoruky. Then the workshops of the art and production plant named after E. Vuchetich were located in the church premises. The Old Believer Metropolis returned the temple to itself only in 1993, and two years later services were resumed there.

Ground infrastructure

The exits of the ground lobby of the Belorusskaya station lead to Gruzinsky Val Street, Tverskaya Zastava Square, Second Brestskaya Street and, of course, to the Belorussky Station. There are several public transport stops near the metro, there are cafes, restaurants, and there are also pharmacies, beauty salons, grocery and industrial stores. Half a kilometer from the Belorusskaya metro station there are two hotels - the Holiday Inn Lesnaya and the Sheraton Palace.

Useful facts

The opening time of the Belorusskaya station is 5:30 am. The first train in the direction of Krasnogvardeyskaya station from Belorusskaya leaves at 5:36. The first train in the direction of the Rechnoy Vokzal metro station leaves from Belorusskaya at 5:55.

"Belorusskaya" is a station on the Circle Line of the Moscow Metro. Located under Tverskaya Zastava Square between the Krasnopresnenskaya and Novoslobodskaya stations. Located in the Tverskoy district of the Central Administrative District of Moscow. The station was opened on January 30, 1952 as part of the Kurskaya - Belorusskaya section. Named after the Belorussky railway station, near which it is located. It has a transition to the Belorusskaya station of the Zamoskvoretskaya line.

The first metro station near the Belorussky railway station was the Belorusskaya station of the Zamoskvoretskaya line, opened in 1938 as part of the second stage of the metro. The original plans for the Moscow Metro did not include the Circle Line. Instead, it was planned to build “diametrical” lines with transfers in the city center. The first project of the Circle Line appeared in 1934. Then it was planned to build this line under the Garden Ring with 17 stations. According to the 1938 project, it was planned to build the line much further from the center than was subsequently built. The planned stations were “Usachevskaya”, “Kaluzhskaya Zastava”, “Serpukhovskaya Zastava”, “Stalin Plant”, “Ostapovo”, “Sickle and Hammer Plant”, “Lefortovo”, “Spartakovskaya”, “Krasnoselskaya”, “Rzhevsky Station”, “Savelovsky Station”, “Dynamo”, “Krasnopresnenskaya Zastava”, “Kyiv”. In 1941, the Circle Line project was changed. Now they planned to build it closer to the center. In 1943, a decision was made on the extraordinary construction of the Circle Line along the current route in order to relieve congestion at the Okhotny Ryad - Sverdlov Square - Revolution Square interchange. The Circle Line became the fourth phase of construction. In 1947, it was planned to commission the line in four sections: “Central Park of Culture and Leisure” - “Kurskaya”, “Kurskaya” - “Komsomolskaya”, “Komsomolskaya” - “Belorusskaya” (then merged with the second section) and “Belorusskaya” - “ Central Park of Culture and Leisure." It was planned to build two lobbies at Belorusskaya, but only one was built. The first section, "Park Kultury" - "Kurskaya", was opened on January 1, 1950, the second, "Kurskaya" - "Belorusskaya", - on January 30, 1952, and the third, "Belorusskaya" - "Park Kultury", closing the line in ring, - March 14, 1954. The transition to the Zamoskvoretskaya line opened immediately after the opening of the station. In 1994, the station was reconstructed, during which the beautiful mosaic floor was replaced with granite with a simplified design. Until 1997, the station had one vestibule (west). The eastern lobby was opened on August 25, 1997 on Lesnaya Street. Between May 29 and December 10, 2010, the transition to the Circle Line was closed. Repair work and replacement of escalators were carried out. Commemorative tickets were issued for the opening of the crossing.