Baumanskaya (russian: Бауманская) is a station on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line of the

Moscow Metro The Moscow Metro) is a metro system serving the Russian capital of Moscow as well as the neighbouring cities of Krasnogorsk, Reutov, Lyubertsy and Kotelniki in Moscow Oblast. Opened in 1935 with one line and 13 stations, it was the first ...

, named after the revolutionary Nikolai Bauman. It was designed by

Boris Iofan Boris Mikhailovich Iofan ( rus, Борис Михайлович Иофан, p=ɪɐˈfan; April 28, 1891 – March 11, 1976) was a Soviet architect of Jewish origin, known for his Stalinist architecture buildings like 1931 House on the Embankment a ...

and Yury Zenkevich and opened in 1944. The

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design features white

marble Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite. Marble is typically not foliated (layered), although there are exceptions. In geology, the term ''marble'' refers to metamorphose ...

pylons with rounded corners, projecting, fluted piers faced with red ceramic tile, and decorative ventilation grilles. In the bays between each set of piers are bronze sculptures by V.A. Andreev depicting Russian soldiers and workers of the home front during

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. At the end of the platform is a mosaic portrait of

Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov. ( 1870 – 21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin,. was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 1 ...

. This station is very busy, as one of the biggest Moscow institutes (Moscow State Technical University) is located not far away. The station was closed in 2015 for repairs, maintenance and escalator shaft replacement. The escalators at Baumanskaya were the oldest on the network, having operated non-stop since 1944. They were the last H-series escalators in operation on the whole network.Станция «Бауманская» откроется 24 декабря

Passenger traffic

Baumanskaya is the second busiest station in Moscow Metro. The facts: * There are at least 3 major universities near the station:

Bauman Moscow State Technical University The Bauman Moscow State Technical University, BMSTU (russian: link=no, Московский государственный технический университет им. Н. Э. Баумана (МГТУ им. Н. Э. Баумана)), some ...

main and secondary buildings Moscow State University of Civil Engineering and Moscow State Academy of Law. * Specific configuration of central hall like garmon (Russian accordion) before the escalator, where some passengers try to short jump queue. * Most passengers prefer Baumanskaya to other station if they would get to the area which is at half-way between Baumanskaya and another station even if causes additional transfer or even best accessible by ground transport. * The escalators here were the oldest working in Moscow Metro and the entire world. Their replacement began on 8 February 2015 and was completed on 24 December 2015.

Inscription

A cryptic inscription is on the wall of station. It is situated near the first car stop towards the

Shchyolkovskaya Shchyolkovskaya (russian: Щёлковская) is a Moscow Metro station on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line. It is an Eastern terminus of the line. It opened in 1963. Name Its name owes to the location near the Shchyolkovo highway. Building It w ...

station just under the last ventilation lattice. The inscription is deeply carved in marble on about above the floor, is about in length and in height. It consists of two dates, divided by hyphen: 19 14/XI 46 - 19 15/XII 54 These dates translate to 14 November 1946 - 15 December 1954. The way of writing is very similar to the way dates are written on gravestones. The origin of that artifact is unknown.Info on the mysterious inscription

References

External links

metro.rumymetro.ruKartaMetro.info
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