Dinamo, Metro station in Moscow, Russia
Dinamo is an underground metro station in Moscow, located in the Aeroport District beneath Leningradsky Prospect, with an island platform and two ground-level entrance halls fronted by classical colonnades. It sits on the Zamoskvoretskaya line, connecting this part of the city to the center and the north of Moscow.
The station opened on September 11, 1938, as part of the first sections of the Zamoskvoretskaya line. During the Second World War, it served as a shelter for Moscow's civilian population.
The station takes its name from a nearby sports complex, and this theme runs through its decoration: reliefs showing athletes from different disciplines line the platform walls. The black marble floor and pale surfaces of onyx and white marble give the space a formal look that many Moscow Metro stations from this period share.
The station has two separate entrance halls on opposite sides of Leningradsky Prospect, so it is worth checking which one is closer to where you are going before entering. Both halls are visible from the street and easy to reach on foot.
In the 1940s, scientists carried out measurements of radioactive decay here, taking advantage of the fact that this was then the deepest point in the entire Moscow Metro network. The combination of wartime shelter and underground research makes it an unusual chapter in the history of the network.
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