Komsomolskaya-Koltsevaya

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Komsomolskaya (Russian: Комсомо́льская) is a station on the Koltsevaya Line of the Moscow Metro, arguably the most opulent in a system known for its palatial stations. The station's most noticeable feature is its grandiose Baroque-style ceiling, which is painted pale yellow and encrusted with mosaics and floral moldings. The ceiling is supported by 68 octagonal white marble columns with modified Ionic capitals. Komsomolskaya was designed by Alexey V. Shchusev, V.D. Kokorin, A.Yu. Zabolotnaya, V.S. Varvarin, and O.A. Velikoretsky and opened on January 30, 1952.

The artistic theme of the station is Russia's fight for independence and historical struggles against invaders. In keeping with this theme are the eight large mosaics by P.D. Korin along the center of the ceiling. Five of them depict the great Russian generals: Alexander Nevsky, Dmitry Donskoy, Kuzma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky, Alexander Suvorov, and Mikhail Kutuzov. The three remaining mosaics depict, respectively, Soviet soldiers at the Reichstag in Berlin, Lenin giving a speech in Red Square, and a woman holding aloft the hammer and sickle in front of Lenin's mausoleum. Of these, the latter two are not original, having been added later than the others. Other mosaics depict various weaponry and armor as well as the Order of Victory. At the end of the platform are a bust of Lenin and an arch decorated with gilt floral designs and the Soviet coat of arms.

The station's vestibule is built on a grand scale as well, with an immense octagonal dome, cupola, and spire and imposing full-height portico with stylized Corinthian columns. The building is situated on the north side of Komsomolskaya Square, between the Leningradsky Rail Terminal and the Yaroslavsky Rail Terminal.