Okhotny Ryad Metro Station (Moscow)

 invisible, metro station, underground facility, 1935_construction

Sokolnicheskaya line.
Opened 15 May 1935.
Depth 15 metres (49 ft).
Previous names: Imeni Kaganovicha (1955–1957), Prospekt Marksa (1961–1990).

The architects, Yuri Revkovsky, N. Borov, and G. Zamskoy, employed a silvery marble from Italy for the finishing of the pylons, the only documented case where imported material was used in the Metro. The walls are faced with ceramic tile. The finishing of the station, which involved the installation of more than 3,000 square metres (32,000 sq ft) of marble, 20,000 square metres (220,000 sq ft) of plaster, and thousands of square metres of tile as well as lighting and decorations, was completed in just two weeks.

khotny Ryad station is connected to Teatralnaya station of the Zamoskvoretskaya Line. Originally, when opened in 1938, transfer was only possible via the eastern vestibule. A direct transfer was under construction, but did not open until 30 December 1944.[note 1] It features a long inclined tunnel that descends towards Teatranalaya. As the system grew, the original arrangement proved inadequate to handle the large passenger load and on 7 November 1974 a second transfer tunnel was opened.