Kropotkinskaya Metro Station (Moscow)

 invisible, draw only border, metro station, Art Deco (architecture), civil defense facility, underground facility, 1935_construction, Renaissance Revival (architecture)

Station on the Sokolnichesky line of the Moscow metro.
Opened on 15 March 1935
This was one of the first stations to open and was called «Dvorets Sovietov» or «Palace of the Soviets»

At the time the area was called Kropotkinskaya Gate and street (now it is Prechistenka Gate Square and Prechistenka Street.) On March 15, 1941 the station was awarded the Stalin Prize, 2nd degree in architecture and construction. In the design, the station was known as "Kropotkinskaya Vorota" or Kropotkinskaya Gate. But the station was called «Dvorets Sovietov» or «Palace of the Soviets» until 8 October 1957.

In 1991-92, it was proposed to rename the station "Prechistenka" and this did occur.

In the mid 1990's a proposal was made to change the name to "Christ the Savior Cathedral" but this did not happen.

In 2008 a proposal was made to change the name to "Patriarshy, but this has not happened.

3D panorama 360°:
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