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Moscow Metro

Underground palaces of marble, mosaics and chandeliers, built as showpieces of the Soviet state.

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Open
Every day, from about 5:30 am to 1 am
Price
Paid; one fare covers any journey
Time Needed
2 hours
Address
Komsomolskaya metro station, MoscowDirections
Getting There
Start anywhere on the Circle Line.

Why Go

The first line opened in 1935, and the stations were meant to be palaces for the people. Ride the Circle Line for the best of them: Komsomolskaya's yellow vaults and chandeliers, Novoslobodskaya's stained glass, Kievskaya's mosaics, and Ploshchad Revolyutsii's bronze figures, where a border guard's dog has its nose rubbed shiny for luck.

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