What is "alekseyevskaya"

Alexeyevskaya (, ) is a station on the Moscow Metro's Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line. It serves Alexeyevsky District, after which it's named.

It was designed by S. Kravets, Yu. Kolesnikova, and G. Golubev and opened on 1 May 1958. The station was originally planned to be as heavily decorated as previous stations, but the design was modified due to Khrushchev's opposition to unnecessary decorative elements. As a result, Alexeyevskaya has surprisingly clean lines for a station built in the 1950s. Its octagonal pylons are white marble with green stripes, and the arches, ceiling, and ventilation grilles are painted white. Lighting comes from restrained yet elegant chandeliers.

The station's round entrance is located on the east side of Prospekt Mira between Staroalexeyevskaya and Novoalexeyevskaya streets.

Category:Moscow Metro stations Category:Railway stations opened in 1958 Category:Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line