Sokolniki, Metro station in Eastern Administrative Okrug, Moscow, Russia.
The station features a tri-vault structure with an island platform, marble pillars, and grey-blue walls at 9 meters underground depth.
The station opened on May 15, 1935 as part of the first Moscow Metro line, remaining the eastern terminus for three subsequent decades.
The station design by architects Ivan Taranov and Nadezhda Bykova earned a Grand Prix award at the 1937 Paris World's Fair.
The station connects to eight bus routes, multiple tram lines, and trolleybus services, providing transportation links across Eastern Moscow.
The concrete shell construction of Sokolniki station was completed in just five months during 1934 using the cut-and-cover method.
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