VDNKh, Metro station in northern Moscow, Russia
VDNKh is a metro station in northern Moscow featuring high ceilings, white marble walls, and decorative elements depicting agricultural and industrial themes throughout its interior spaces. Located on the orange Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line, the station provides access to the extensive exhibition grounds of the VDNKh complex and the Museum of Cosmonautics.
The station opened for service on May 1, 1958, as part of the Soviet effort to expand Moscow's metro system during the post-war reconstruction period. It was constructed during an era when the Soviet Union sought to showcase its technological and industrial capabilities through ambitious infrastructure projects.
The station takes its name from the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy, a sprawling complex that displays Russian industrial and technological progress. Visitors experience this purpose directly through the station's design, which celebrates the achievements it connects them to.
The station sits on the orange Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line and can be accessed easily from several bus routes and other transportation options serving this area. Its proximity to the exhibition grounds and museum makes it a convenient stop for those planning to visit these destinations.
The station's metalwork and lighting fixtures feature representations of wheat stalks and harvest themes drawn from Soviet agricultural exhibitions. This decorative approach directly reflects the mission of the exhibition complex the station serves.
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