Even those who have never been toMoscow, well know this name. It has been associated with top-level sports since the Soviet times. Anyone who cares about hockey or football knows the way to Luzhniki well. Metro station "Sportivnaya" of the Sokolnicheskaya line is a kind of gateway to big-time sports. It is closest to both the Large and Small Sports Arenas.
What is remarkable about this place
But the toponym "Luzhniki" means prettyMoscow district, located in a bend of the Moscow River. With a great sport, one way or another, there are many objects here. Perhaps the only non-sporting attraction is the Novodevichy Convent. To get acquainted with this outstanding monument of Russian history and culture you should also go to Luzhniki. The metro station "Sportivnaya" is located very close to it. Krasnokirpichnaya bell tower of the monastery is a good guideline, it is located closer to the subway than both sports arenas. An outstanding memorial object is the cemetery of the Novodevichy Monastery. Many outstanding people of Russian history and culture have found their last refuge here. And of course, political figures and party functionaries of the Soviet era.
Stadium "Luzhniki", metro station "Sportivnaya". Architectural features
"Sports" was opened in May 1957.She was one of the last stations of the Moscow Metro, which did not fall under the destructive influence of the famous Khrushchev-based company on the fight against architectural excesses. The interior decoration here is traditional - in a good sense of the word. It corresponds to the architectural style of the previous historical era. The prevailing finishing materials are marble, granite and bronze. Track walls are decorated with glazed ceramic tiles of different colors. According to its constructional type, “Sport” is a three-arched pylon station of deep foundation. There are two lobbies, north and south. On ordinary days, the flow of passengers at the Sportivnaya station is rather small. But often she has to work in a very intense mode. During grand sporting events at the Luzhniki stadium, the metro station alternately operates first only at the exit of passengers, and after the end of the competition - only at the entrance. Sometimes in the surrounding courtyards and at the station itself there are clashes between various groups of sports fans.
Another way to get to Luzhniki
Это место в Москве является центром притяжения all not indifferent to the sport. Muscovites and guests of the capital strive here. The illiterately formulated but quite reasonable question of a visiting fan: “Which metro station is Luzhniki?” Does not have a definite answer at all. The point here is that it is easier to get to some sports grounds from the opposite direction. For example, from the water-sports facilities of the Luzhniki complex, the Vorobevy Gory metro station (the same Sokolnicheskaya metro line as Sportivnaya) is much closer.