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Its origins lay with the construction of the [[Moscow-Saint Petersburg Railway]] in the [[1840s]], when the Kalanchovskoe Field outside the [[Garden Ring]] was selected to allocate the [[Leningradsky Rail Terminal|Nicholas Railway Station]]. In [[1862]] the [[Yaroslavl Railway Station]], a terminus of the [[Trans-Siberian Railway]], was constructed nearby. On the opposite side of the field the [[Kazan Railway Station|Ryazan 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 the Kalanchovskoe Field outside the [[Garden Ring]] was selected to allocate the [[Leningradsky Rail Terminal|Nicholas Railway Station]]. In [[1862]] the [[Yaroslavl Railway Station]], a terminus of the [[Trans-Siberian Railway]], was constructed nearby. On the opposite side of the field the [[Kazan Railway Station|Ryazan 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. | ||
During the Soviet period, four other intimidating structures were added. [[Aleksey Shchusev]] designed a [[Constructivist]] structure, the Central Club of Railway Workers, in 1925-26. A [[Seven Sisters (Moscow)|Stalinist skyscraper]] of the [[Hotel Leningradsky]] and a pavilion of the [[Komsomolskaya-Koltsevaya]] [[Moscow Metro|metro station]] were completed in the early 1950s. The latest large structure on the square is the Supermarket Moskovsky (1983). | |||
The square was given its present name in [[1932]] to commemorate the [[Komsomol]] workers who built the [[Moscow Metro]]. | The square was given its present name in [[1932]] to commemorate the [[Komsomol]] workers who built the [[Moscow Metro]]. | ||
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Revision as of 14:36, 17 March 2006
Komsomolskaya Square, informally known as Three Station Square, is one of the busiest squares in Moscow, noted for its impressive blend of Tsarist and Stalinist architecture. Its popular name refers 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 the Kalanchovskoe Field outside the Garden Ring was selected to allocate the Nicholas Railway Station. In 1862 the Yaroslavl Railway Station, a terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railway, was constructed nearby. On the opposite side of the field the Ryazan 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.
During the Soviet period, four other intimidating structures were added. Aleksey Shchusev designed a Constructivist structure, the Central Club of Railway Workers, in 1925-26. A Stalinist skyscraper of the Hotel Leningradsky and a pavilion of the Komsomolskaya-Koltsevaya metro station were completed in the early 1950s. The latest large structure on the square is the Supermarket Moskovsky (1983).
The square was given its present name in 1932 to commemorate the Komsomol workers who built the Moscow Metro.