Subway station "Botanical Garden" (Moscow): photo, description

The unique beauty and uniqueness of almost all stations of the Moscow Metro are famous throughout the world. The luxurious and varied decor of the vestibules, associated with a particular cultural or historical event, is the unique works of a beautiful underground city.

The very first metro line was built and opened in 1935. It should be noted that plans for its erection existed before the 1917 revolution.

The metro station "Botanichesky Sad" in Moscow, as well as the rest, is a unique man-made product of designers and builders of the greatest Moscow metro.

general information

The metro station "Botanical Garden" under consideration represents one of the main facilities of the underground, subjected to sharp unjustified criticism in 2015, which was born only in connection with laziness of passengers to pass unnecessary tens of meters along the path. It happened after replacing part of the escalators in one of the station's vestibules.

The opening of the station occurred simultaneously with the completion of the construction of the Medvedkovo-VDNH line on September 29 in 1978. This station (104th under the account) of the Moscow metro is on the line of Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya. She owes her name to the Main Moscow Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Russian Academy of Sciences), located near the metro station, although its design names were Rostokinskaya and Rostokino. On the line itself the station was located between the VDNKH and Sviblovo.

origin of name

As noted above, the name of the station is associated with the Main Botanical Garden. NV Tsitsin Academy of Sciences. Previously, until 1966, this name belonged to the current station "Prospect Mira."

In the 1970s, it was planned to build a new exit from the garden near the southern lobby of the station. The entrance to the station is now located near the station "Vladykino". And the southern exit from the "Botanical Garden" is located in the park of Leonovo.

Decor

The metro station "Botanichesky Sad" was constructed from prefabricated structures (reinforced concrete). The platform is equipped with 2 rows of columns that support overlapping and divide the station into three spans.

Lamps in the caissons perfectly illuminate the path and platform. They are made of aluminum, anodized for gold. Columns of the station have a lining of light marble. The platform itself in the main hall is covered with gray granite and labradorite, and the travel walls are gray-white marble. The walls are decorated with metal panels with magnificent drawings on a variety of natural themes.

Vestibules

At the metro station "Botanical Garden" there are only 2 vestibules. The ground south, located in the park, is connected to the platform by an escalator. The underground northern vestibule is equipped with a staircase leading to the main hall.

The exits from the southern vestibule are located, as noted above, in the direction of Leonov and Wilhelm Peak streets . On the journey Serebryakov and Sneznaya Street you can get from the north exit.

Surrounding area

Near the "Botanical Garden" metro there are several schools, kindergartens and higher educational institutions. Among the latter, the most famous is VGIK. S.A. Gerasimova. Also in this area for guests there is an opportunity to stay in one of three wonderful hotels. Nearby are the Park and the territory of the All-Russian Exhibition Center.

In the territory of a huge park there are museums and other historical sights, entertainment attractions (for adults and children), cafes, sports facilities and many others. The Ostankino Park is so large that the metro station described for a few days can serve as a good starting point for a long fascinating walking route through the fairytale corners of this beautiful green zone.

A wonderful landmark in Ostankino Park is the Botanical Garden. The metro station, located nearby, is convenient to get to this wonderful corner of the capital, in order to make cognitive walks in the park.

Botanical Garden

The main garden to them. HB Tsitsina - the largest Russian botanical garden, located on the north-eastern territory of Moscow. It was founded in April 1945. N.V. Tsitsin (an outstanding botanist) was its first director, and subsequently in his honor the garden was also named.

A large collection of surprisingly beautiful and rare plants is collected in the GBS. It is presented in several expositions: Arboretum, Greenhouse complex, Shadow garden, Collection of ornamental flower plants, Coastal plants exposition, Garden of continuous flowering, Rosary, Japanese garden, Plants of natural flora and Exposition of cultivated plants.

Conclusion

The metro of the city of Moscow is a real art gallery, a sort of historical museum. The Metropolitan contains in itself an amazing creation of human hands and the embodiment of all the most magnificent and unique artistic ideas and designs.

Every day the Moscow Metro carries an average of more than 8 million passengers. And every day, passing through numerous stations, passengers see the delightful vestibules, each of which carries in itself its most unique unforgettable history.