©Margarita Fedina ©Margarita MOSCOW METRO Stations of the Moscow Metro — "underground palaces of Moscow" — make one of the main sights of a city. They are distinguished by a really palatial magnificence of vestibules and underground halls. Stations of the capital Metro are the monuments of architecture inseparably linked with history of Moscow and the whole country in which all stages of development of national architecture were embodied. "Mayakovskaya" is considered one of the most beautiful stations. "Revolution Square", "Kropotkinskaya", "Komsomolskaya" (belt-line), "Novoslobodskaya" and others are considered the most interesting architectural monuments of 1930—50 th . Over twenty kinds of marble, labradorite, granite, porphyry, rhodonite, onyx and other breeds of building stone were used in Moscow Metro construction. Underground complexes are decorated by statues and reliefs, monumental and decoration compositions (painting, mosaic, stained-glass windows and lists) of art directors of the country. Architects and builders of Moscow underground aspired to create not only comfortable conditions for passengers, but also to give an individual shape to each station. * Information from "Touristic Information Center" Ticket type Period of validity Price (RUB) Tickets for a limited number of rides: 1 ride 40 5 days, incl. day of purchase 2 rides 80 5 rides 160 11 rides 90 days, incl. day of purchase 320 20 rides 540 Smart cards for unlimited number of rides: 1-day smart card 24 hours after the first activation 210 All tickets and smart cards purchased in ticket offices are non-returnable and non-exchangeable. www.engl.mosmetro.ru .