Turgenevskaya
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Turgenevskaya is a station on the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line
of the Moscow Metro
. It was named after a Russian novelist and playwright Ivan Turgenev
. The station was designed by Ivan Taranov, Yu. Vdovin, and I. Petukhova and opened on 31 December 1971. Turgenevskaya has simple white marble
pylons which follow the curve of the station tube and a ceiling composed of reinforced plastic
panels. Metal cornice
s run the length of the station along the base of the ceiling. The walls, which are faced with white and black marble, are decorated with chased brass
panels by Kh. Rysin and D. Bodniek.
The entrances to the station are located on Turgenevskaya Square.
at Chistye Prudy station and to Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya Line at Sretensky Bulvar
station.
Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line
The Kaluzhsko–Rizhskaya Line is a line of the Moscow Metro, that originally existed as two separate radial lines, Rizhskaya and Kaluzhskaya opened in 1958 and 1962, respectively. Only in 1971 were they united into a single line as the central section connecting the stations Oktyabrskaya to Prospekt...
of the Moscow Metro
Moscow Metro
The Moscow Metro is a rapid transit system serving Moscow and the neighbouring town of Krasnogorsk. Opened in 1935 with one line and 13 stations, it was the first underground railway system in the Soviet Union. As of 2011, the Moscow Metro has 182 stations and its route length is . The system is...
. It was named after a Russian novelist and playwright Ivan Turgenev
Ivan Turgenev
Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright. His first major publication, a short story collection entitled A Sportsman's Sketches, is a milestone of Russian Realism, and his novel Fathers and Sons is regarded as one of the major works of 19th-century...
. The station was designed by Ivan Taranov, Yu. Vdovin, and I. Petukhova and opened on 31 December 1971. Turgenevskaya has simple white marble
Marble
Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite.Geologists use the term "marble" to refer to metamorphosed limestone; however stonemasons use the term more broadly to encompass unmetamorphosed limestone.Marble is commonly used for...
pylons which follow the curve of the station tube and a ceiling composed of reinforced plastic
Plastic
A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids used in the manufacture of industrial products. Plastics are typically polymers of high molecular mass, and may contain other substances to improve performance and/or reduce production costs...
panels. Metal cornice
Cornice
Cornice molding is generally any horizontal decorative molding that crowns any building or furniture element: the cornice over a door or window, for instance, or the cornice around the edge of a pedestal. A simple cornice may be formed just with a crown molding.The function of the projecting...
s run the length of the station along the base of the ceiling. The walls, which are faced with white and black marble, are decorated with chased brass
Brass
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc; the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties.In comparison, bronze is principally an alloy of copper and tin...
panels by Kh. Rysin and D. Bodniek.
The entrances to the station are located on Turgenevskaya Square.
Transfers
From this station, passengers can transfer to Sokolnicheskaya LineSokolnicheskaya Line
The Sokolnicheskaya Line is the first line of the Moscow Metro, dating back to 1935 when the system opened. Presently the line has 19 stations with a total of of track...
at Chistye Prudy station and to Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya Line at Sretensky Bulvar
Sretensky Bulvar
Sretensky Bulvar is a Moscow Metro station in the Meshchansky District, Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow. It is on the Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya Line, between Trubnaya and Chkalovskaya stations....
station.