Sokol (Metro)
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Sokol (Russian: Со́кол, meaning "falcon") is the name of a Moscow Metro station on the Zamoskvoretskaya Line. The station opened in 1938. Designed by K.N. Yakovlev, V.G. Polikarpova, and V.M. Andreev, it features a single row of pillars which flare upward into the arched ceiling, separated by circular coffers. Sokol is finished in a variety of materials, including white and gray Koyelga marble, onyx, granite, and white ceramic tile. The entrance to the station is located on Leningradsky Prospekt, southeast of Voykovskaya.
The station is named after village Sokol that also gave name to the administrative unit of Moscow.
On 19 March 2006, a section of tunnel between Sokol and the northern station collapsed and fell onto a metro train. It was reported that the accident was due to workers setting up an advertising billboard on the street above the tunnel. Despite a concrete slab piercing one of the carriages the accident did not cause any injuries [1].
[edit] External links
- (Russian) Description of the station at Metro.ru
- (Russian) Description of the station at Mymetro.ru
- (English) KartaMetro.info — Station location and exits on Moscow map (English/Russian)
