Russia - Vestibule of The Metro Station Novoslobodskaya

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This is from Wikipedia : Novoslobodskaya (Russian: Новослободская) is a station on the Koltsevaya Line of the Moscow Metro. Opened on 30 January 1952 as part of the second stage of the line, it is one of the most famous stations on the system for its unique stained glass decoration.

The station's architect, Alexey Dushkin has long wished to unitilise stained glass in decoration of a metro station, and the first drawings date to pre-world war II times. In 1948, with the aid of a young architect Alexander Strelkov, Dushkin came across the reknown artist Pavel Korin, who agreed to compose the artworks for the panels. The rest of the station was designed around the glass panels. Dushkin, taking the standard pylon layout designed the overall impression to resemble that of underground crypt.

It is best known for its 32 stained glass panels, which are the work of Latvian artists E. Veylandan, E. Krests, and M. Ryskin. Each panel, surrounded by an elaborate brass border, is set into one of the station's pylons and illuminated from within. Both the pylons and the pointed arches between them are faced with pinkish Ural marble and edged with brass molding. At the end of the platform is a mosaic by Pavel Korin entitled "Peace Throughout the World." The stained glass panels, the mosaic, the brass trim, and the elegant conical chandeliers were all carefully cleaned and restored in 2003. Novoslobodskaya was designed by Alexey Dushkin and A.F. Strelkov and opened on January 30, 1952.

The vestibule is an imposing structure with a grand portico, located on the northeast corner of Novoslobodskaya Ulitsa and Seleznevskaya Ulitsa.