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Mayakovskaya (Moscow Metro)

ColonnadesMoscow Metro stationsRailway stations in Russia opened in 1938Railway stations located underground in RussiaStalinist architecture
Tverskoy DistrictZamoskvoretskaya Line
Moscow MayakovskayaMetroStation 0943
Moscow MayakovskayaMetroStation 0943

Mayakovskaya (Russian: Маяковская), is a Moscow Metro station on the Zamoskvoretskaya Line, in the Tverskoy District of central Moscow. The name as well as the design is a reference to Futurism and its prominent Russian exponent Vladimir Mayakovsky. Considered to be one of the most beautiful in the system, it is a fine example of pre-World War II Stalinist Architecture and one of the most famous Metro stations in the world. It is best known for its 34 ceiling mosaics depicting "24 Hours in the Land of the Soviets." During World War II, it was used as a command post for Moscow's anti-aircraft regiment.

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Mayakovskaya (Moscow Metro)
Triumfalnaya Square, Moscow Tverskoy District

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N 55.7701 ° E 37.5958 °
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Triumfalnaya Square
125047 Moscow, Tverskoy District
Moscow, Russia
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