Taganskaya (Koltsevaya line)

Coordinates: 55°44′30″N 37°39′06″E / 55.7418°N 37.6517°E / 55.7418; 37.6517
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Taganskaya

Таганская
Pylon station
Depth53 metres (174 ft)
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Other information
Station code072
History
Opened1 January 1950; 74 years ago (1950-01-01)
Passengers
200220,914,500
Services
Preceding station Moscow Metro Following station
Kurskaya
anticlockwise / outer
 Koltsevaya line Paveletskaya
clockwise / inner
Kitay-gorod
towards Planernaya
 Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya line
transfer at Taganskaya
 Proletarskaya
towards Kotelniki
Tretyakovskaya
Terminus
 Kalininsko-Solntsevskaya line
(Kalininsky radius)
transfer at Marksistskaya
 Ploshchad Ilyicha
towards Novokosino
Location
Taganskaya is located in Central Moscow
Taganskaya
Taganskaya
Location within Central Moscow

Taganskaya (

Sadovoye Koltso
.

Designed by architects K. Ryzhkov and A. Medvedev, this

traditional Russian motives in decorations. The central feature of the station are 48 maiolica panels located on each face of the pylon. (works of Ye.Blinova, P. Kozhin, A. Sotnikov, A. Berzhitskaya and Z. Sokolova). These contain apart from floral elements, profile bas-reliefs of various World War II Red Army and Navy
servicemen each dedicated to a group such as pilots, tank crews, sailors etc. The color gamma is balanced in such a way that the panels facing the central hall are on a blue majolica background, whilst the platform hall panels are monochromatic. Lighting comes from a set of 12 gilded chandeliers in the central hall with the same blue majolica center. The remaining decoration of the station include a cream-colored ceramic tile on the walls, powder colored marble on the lower pylons and also on the walls, and a checkerboard floor layout of black and gray granite.

The end of the central hall once had a large sculptural group

Kalininskaya line
.

Because the Taganka Square is located on the hill, in order to conveniently place the large vestibule, and also preserve a nearby heritage building, the escalator descent had to be broken, and an intermediate hall was added by placing a large cylinder and gradually lowering to the required depth. After a dome was added, the interior work on the new lobby began, the walls of which are faced with Altai marble Oroktoy with Syringa shade, and the pilasters from white marble. The dome contains a large ceiling fresco, Victory Fireworks by A. Shiryaeva.

On 18 November 2005 the vestibule was closed for restoration, during which old escalators (installed in 1949) were replaced. All of the decoration features were renovated, and the upgrade included new turnstiles, ticket offices and security upgrade. The station was re-opened on 20 December 2006.

It was the deepest station in Moscow Metro from 1950 until 1958.

Popular culture

In 1991 the rock band Lyube recorded the song Taganskaya Station about the station in its debut album titled Atas.

  • Taganskaya on a 1950 stamp
    Taganskaya on a 1950 stamp
  • Station platform of Taganskaya
    Station platform of Taganskaya
  • Leaving Rusich train. The upper pass is used for connection to the Tagansko–Krasnopresnenskaya line and the Kalininskaya line
    Leaving
    Kalininskaya line
  • Round middle escalator hall
    Round middle escalator hall
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