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[[Image:Komsomolskaya Square.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Komsomolskaya Square, view from the [[Hotel Leningradskaya]].]]
[[Image:Komsomolskaya Square.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Komsomolskaya Square, view from the [[Hotel Leningradskaya]].]]
[[Image:Komsomolskaya.jpg|thumb|250px|Komsomolskaya Square near Leningradsky Terminal and the [[Komsomolskaya-Koltsevaya|metro vestibule]]]]
[[Image:Komsomolskaya.jpg|thumb|250px|Komsomolskaya Square near Leningradsky Terminal and the [[Komsomolskaya-Koltsevaya|metro vestibule]]]]
'''Komsomolskaya Square''' ({{lang-ru|Комсомо́льская пло́щадь}}), known as ''Kalanchevskaya'' before 1932, is one of the busiest [[town square|square]]s in [[Moscow]], noted for its impressive blend of revivalist Tsarist and [[Stalinist architecture]]. It is often referred to informally as '''Three Station Square''' ({{lang|ru|Пло́щадь трёх вокза́лов}}) or simply '''Three Stations''' ({{lang|ru|Три вокза́ла}}) thanks to three ornate [[rail terminal|rail termini]] situated there: [[Leningradsky Rail Terminal|Leningradsky]], [[Yaroslavl Rail Terminal|Yaroslavsky]], and [[Kazansky Rail Terminal|Kazansky]].
'''Komsomolskaya Square''' ({{lang-ru|Комсомо́льская пло́щадь}}), known as '''Kalanchyovskaya''' before 1932, is one of the busiest [[town square|square]]s in [[Moscow]], noted for its impressive blend of revivalist Tsarist and [[Stalinist architecture]]. It is often referred to informally as '''Three Station Square''' ({{lang|ru|Пло́щадь трёх вокза́лов}}) or simply '''Three Stations''' ({{lang|ru|Три вокза́ла}}) thanks to three ornate [[rail terminal|rail termini]] situated there: [[Leningradsky Rail Terminal|Leningradsky]], [[Yaroslavsky Rail Terminal|Yaroslavsky]], and [[Kazansky Rail Terminal|Kazansky]].


Its origins lay with the construction of the [[Moscow-Saint Petersburg Railway]] in the [[1840s]], when Kalanchovskoe Field outside the [[Garden Ring]] was selected to allocate the [[Leningradsky Rail Terminal|Nicholas Railway Station]]. In [[1862]] the [[Yaroslavl Railway Station|Yaroslavsky Railway Station]], a terminus of the [[Trans-Siberian Railway]], was constructed nearby. On the opposite side of the field the [[Kazan Railway Station|Ryazansky Railway Station]] was inaugurated two years later. Until 1909, a railway line traversed the square; it is now elevated so as not to interfere with street traffic.
Its origins lay with the construction of the [[Moscow-Saint Petersburg Railway]] in the 1840s, when '''Kalanchyovskoye Field''' outside the [[Garden Ring]] was selected to allocate the [[Leningradsky Rail Terminal|Nicholas Railway Station]]. In 1862 the Yaroslavsky Rail Terminal, a terminus of the [[Trans-Siberian Railway]], was constructed nearby. On the opposite side of the field the Kazanskiy Rail Terminal was inaugurated two years later. Until 1909, a railway line leading to [[Kursky Rail Terminal]] traversed the square; it is now elevated so as not to interfere with street traffic.


During the Soviet period, four other intimidating structures were added. [[Aleksey Shchusev]] designed a [[Constructivist]] edifice, the Central Club of Railway Workers, in 1925–1926. A [[Seven Sisters (Moscow)|Stalinist skyscraper]] of the [[Hotel Leningradskaya]] and a [[Neoclassicism|Neoclassical]] vestibule of the [[Komsomolskaya-Koltsevaya]] [[Moscow Metro|metro station]] were completed in the early 1950s. The most recent addition was the Supermarket Moskovsky on the eastern side of the square (1983).  
During the Soviet period, four other intimidating structures were added. [[Alexey Shchusev]] designed a [[Constructivist architecture|Constructivist]] edifice, the Central Club of Railway Workers, in 1925–1926. The square received its present name, in the honour of the [[Komsomol]] (Communist Union of Youth) members, in 1932. A [[Seven Sisters (Moscow)|Stalinist skyscraper]] of the [[Hotel Leningradskaya]] and a [[Neoclassicism|Neoclassical]] vestibule of the [[Komsomolskaya-Koltsevaya]] [[Moscow Metro|metro station]] were completed in the early 1950s. The most recent addition is the Moskovsky department store on the eastern side of the square (1983).  


[[Image:Threestationsquare.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Komsomolskaya Square, view from the north-east.]]
[[Image:Threestationsquare.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Komsomolskaya Square, view from the north-east.]]
Even in the [[21st century]], it is this square that greets most visitors arriving to Moscow from [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]] (through [[Moscow-Saint Petersburg Railway]]), the [[Volga]] region, and [[Siberia]] (through [[Trans-Siberian Railway]]).
Even in the 21st century, it is this square that greets most visitors arriving to Moscow from [[Saint Petersburg]] and the whole [[Northwestern Federal District|northwestern Russia]] (through [[Moscow-Saint Petersburg Railway]]), the [[Volga]] region, and [[Siberia]] (through [[Trans-Siberian Railway]]).


In [[2003]], on behest of the Ministry of Transportation, a bronze statue of [[Pavel Melnikov]] (1804&ndash;1880) was erected on the square, to commemorate the Russian minister of transportation who superintended the construction of the first railways in Russia. <br clear="both" />
In 2003, on behest of the Ministry of Transportation, a bronze statue of [[Pavel Petrovich Melnikov|Pavel Melnikov]] (1804&ndash;1880) was erected on the square, to commemorate the Russian minister of transportation who superintended the construction of the first railways in Russia. <br clear="both" />


===Gallery===
===Gallery===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Square53.jpg|Komsomolskaya Square facing [[Hotel Leningradskaya]].
Image:Square53.jpg|Komsomolskaya Square facing [[Hotel Leningradskaya]].
Image:PetersburgSt.jpg|Leningradsy Rail Terminal.
Image:PetersburgSt.jpg|Leningradsky Rail Terminal.
Image:YaroslavSt.jpg|Yaroslavsky Rail Terminal.
 
Image:KazanRailTerminalWest.jpg|Kazansky Rail Terminal.
Image:KazanRailTerminalWest.jpg|Kazansky Rail Terminal.
</gallery>
</gallery>
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Image:KazanSt2.jpg|The Kazansky Rail Terminal.
Image:KazanSt2.jpg|The Kazansky Rail Terminal.
Image:Komsomolskaya2.jpg|The Komsomolskaya Metro Station.
Image:Komsomolskaya2.jpg|The Komsomolskaya Metro Station.
Image:Leningradskaya Hotel.jpg|Leningradskaya Hotel.
Image:Leningradskaya Hotel.jpg|Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya Hotel.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==External link==
==External links==
*{{ru icon}} [http://www.vokzal.land.ru/kazan.htm Description and photographs]
*{{ru icon}} [http://www.vokzal.land.ru/kazan.htm Description and photographs]
*[http://rzd.ru/vauxhall/en/index.html Virtual tour of Komsomolskaya Square]
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[[Category:Streets and squares in Moscow]]
[[Category:Squares in Moscow]]
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Latest revision as of 15:53, 18 April 2009

Komsomolskaya Square, view from the Hotel Leningradskaya.
Komsomolskaya Square near Leningradsky Terminal and the metro vestibule

Komsomolskaya Square (Russian: Комсомо́льская пло́щадь), known as Kalanchyovskaya before 1932, is one of the busiest squares in Moscow, noted for its impressive blend of revivalist Tsarist and Stalinist architecture. It is often referred to informally as Three Station Square (Пло́щадь трёх вокза́лов) or simply Three Stations (Три вокза́ла) thanks to three ornate rail termini situated there: Leningradsky, Yaroslavsky, and Kazansky.

Its origins lay with the construction of the Moscow-Saint Petersburg Railway in the 1840s, when Kalanchyovskoye Field outside the Garden Ring was selected to allocate the Nicholas Railway Station. In 1862 the Yaroslavsky Rail Terminal, a terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railway, was constructed nearby. On the opposite side of the field the Kazanskiy Rail Terminal was inaugurated two years later. Until 1909, a railway line leading to Kursky Rail Terminal traversed the square; it is now elevated so as not to interfere with street traffic.

During the Soviet period, four other intimidating structures were added. Alexey Shchusev designed a Constructivist edifice, the Central Club of Railway Workers, in 1925–1926. The square received its present name, in the honour of the Komsomol (Communist Union of Youth) members, in 1932. A Stalinist skyscraper of the Hotel Leningradskaya and a Neoclassical vestibule of the Komsomolskaya-Koltsevaya metro station were completed in the early 1950s. The most recent addition is the Moskovsky department store on the eastern side of the square (1983).

Komsomolskaya Square, view from the north-east.

Even in the 21st century, it is this square that greets most visitors arriving to Moscow from Saint Petersburg and the whole northwestern Russia (through Moscow-Saint Petersburg Railway), the Volga region, and Siberia (through Trans-Siberian Railway).

In 2003, on behest of the Ministry of Transportation, a bronze statue of Pavel Melnikov (1804–1880) was erected on the square, to commemorate the Russian minister of transportation who superintended the construction of the first railways in Russia.

  • The grand entrance of the Kazansky Rail Terminal.
    The grand entrance of the Kazansky Rail Terminal.
  • The Kazansky Rail Terminal.
    The Kazansky Rail Terminal.
  • The Komsomolskaya Metro Station.
    The Komsomolskaya Metro Station.
  • Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya Hotel.
    Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya Hotel.

Coordinates: 55°46′30″N 37°39′15″E / 55.775°N 37.65417°E / 55.775; 37.65417

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