Prospekt Mira (Koltsevaya line)

Prospekt Mira (Russian: Проспе́кт Ми́ра) is a station of the Moscow Metro's Koltsevaya line. Opened on 30 January 1952 as part of the second stage of the line, it is a pylon design by architects Vladimir Gelfreykh and Mikhail Minkus.

Prospekt Mira

Проспект Мира
Moscow Metro station
General information
LocationMeshchansky District
Central Administrative Okrug
Moscow
Russia
Coordinates55°46′47″N 37°37′54″E / 55.7798°N 37.6318°E / 55.7798; 37.6318
Owned byMoskovsky Metropoliten
Line(s)#5 Koltsevaya line Koltsevaya line
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure type1 island platform
Depth40 metres (130 ft)
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Other information
Station code069
Fare zonePartially Closed: May 2015-May 2016
History
Opened30 January 1952; 72 years ago (1952-01-30)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
200217,155,000
Services
Preceding station Moscow Metro Following station
Suvorovskaya
anticlockwise / outer
Koltsevaya line Komsomolskaya
clockwise / inner
Sukharevskaya Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya line
transfer at Prospekt Mira
Rizhskaya
towards Medvedkovo
Location
Prospekt Mira is located in Central Moscow
Prospekt Mira
Prospekt Mira
Location within Central Moscow

Called initially Botanichesky Sad (Ботанический Сад) after the Botanical Garden of Moscow State University which are located nearby, the theme of this station develops the connotation of the name in the overall colour tone. The arches are faced with flared white marble and are topped with ceramic bas-relief frieze made of floral elements. In the centre are medallion bas-reliefs (work of G.Motovilov) featuring the different aspects in the development of agriculture in the Soviet Union. The station walls are laid with dark red Ural marble and chessboard floor pattern is made of grey and black granite. The ceiling vault is decorated with casts, and lighting comes from several cylindrical chandeliers.

The station's vestibule is built into the ground floor of a multi-story building on the corner of Mira Avenue and Protopopovsky lane. Designed by A.Arkin, its façade features sculptures and an original clock over the two archways. Inside, opposite the escalator hall is a large smalt artwork Mothers of the World by A.Kuznetsov.

In 1958, the wall at the end of the station was dismantled to make way for a transfer to the new station Botanichesky Sad on the Rizhskaya line. In 1966 both stations were renamed after to avoid confusion with the larger Moscow Botanical Garden of Academy of Sciences, which would eventually see the station Botanichesky Sad be named after that in 1978.

In May 2015, the vestibule of the station was closed for one year, due to major refurbishments works, reopened on 16 May 2016.

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