Izmailovsky Park of Culture and Leisure. Partizanskaya metro station
The Partizanskaya metro station was opened on January 18, 1944. At that time it was called “Izmailovskaya”. In 1963, it was renamed “Izmailovsky Park”, but this name was not the last. In 2005, in honor of the 60th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War, the station was given a new name “Partizanskaya”, which fully corresponds to the theme of its design.
Design of the Partizanskaya metro station
The main theme of the station's design is the partisan movement during the Great Patriotic War. “Partizanskaya” itself somewhat deviates from the standards generally accepted for most Moscow metro stations. There are three paths on Partizanskaya - one in the center and two on the edges. The metro station arch is supported by two rows of columns, each located on its own platform. The columns are lined with white marble. Next to the columns closest to the exit, there are sculptures of partisans Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya and Matvey Kuzmin. Another one sculptural group“People's Avengers” decorates the intermediate platform between the stairs leading to the lobby of the Partizanskaya station.
The upper part of the track walls is covered with white marble, with brown ceramic tiles below. Both platforms at the Partizanskaya metro station were previously paved. After renovations in 2007-2008, part of the asphalt was replaced with granite.
Technical information about Partizanskaya metro station
The Partizanskaya metro station is equipped with only one ground vestibule, which opens to Izmailovskoye Shosse, Narodny Prospekt and Izmailovsky Park. The station is open to passengers from 5.25 to 1.00.
Near the Partizanskaya metro station there is the Izmailovskaya bus station. Its fifteen suburban routes lead to Balashikha, Noginsk, Obukhovo, Likino-Dulevo, Elektrogorsk, Elektrostal, Pavlovsky Posad and Staraya Kupavna.
Attractions near Partizanskaya metro station
Near the Partizanskaya metro station there is Izmailovsky Park, which is intended for both relaxation and entertainment at any time of the year. In summer, the park offers rides, two Ferris wheels, bicycle and rollerblade rentals; You can ride horses or use the boat station at one of the many ponds. In winter, Izmailovsky Park has a small Ferris wheel, a ski lodge and an ice skating rink. Horseback riding and sledding are also available. There are several cafes in the park itself, and therefore near the Partizanskaya metro station.
Interesting facts about Partizanskaya metro station
One of the project names for the future Partizanskaya metro station sounded like “Stalin Stadium”. They wanted to call it that because they were going to build the largest stadium in the USSR next to the metro. Three tracks at the station were made for the same reason. It was assumed that after sporting events, two tracks would not be enough to accommodate the increased flow of passengers. The stadium near the Partizanskaya station was never built, but the middle route is used for train turnover in the evening.
There are niches above the middle track of the Partizanskaya station. These niches originally contained frescoes that have not survived to this day. There is a version that they were removed because passengers looked at them and fell onto the rails.
The station is located on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line, between the Semenovskaya and Izmailovskaya stations, not far from the Izmailovskoye highway.
Station history
The station began operating on January 18, 1944. At that time, it was part of the Kurskaya section - Izmailovsky Park of Culture and Leisure named after Stalin. The largest stadium in the Union was to be built next to the station. Stalin, therefore new station was built with the expectation of huge passenger traffic. For this purpose, 3 lines were built at the station and it was planned to build an additional exit, which was supposed to take passengers to the only stadium in the capital with a six-line escalator. But due to the war, and later due to unacceptable hydrogeological conditions, the stadium was never built, and the station was redesigned. In 2006, the lobby ceilings were renovated. In 2007-2008, the station's flooring was changed. The asphalt was replaced with dark marble, and the light marble, from which the ornament was laid on the floor, was replaced with red granite.
History of the name
In the project the station was called “Stadion im. Stalin" or "USSR Stadium", but until the stadium was built, they decided to call the station "Izmailovo Park of Culture and Leisure named after Stalin". Until 1948, the station bore this name, after which it was renamed Izmailovskaya. In 1963, the station received a new name - “Izmailovsky Park”, and was called that until 2005, when it was renamed again. In honor of the 60th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the station was named “Partizanskaya”.
Description of the station
The station's interior is designed in accordance with its name. The track walls are decorated with bas-reliefs by the sculptor S. L. Rabinovich. Near the two columns closest to the exit there are sculptures of partisans Matvey Kuzmin and Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya. On the landing of the exit stairs there is a sculptural group “Partisans”. The niches located above the middle path are empty today, but once round lamps and frescoes by the artist A.D. Goncharov were installed in them, which had to be removed due to the fact that some passengers looked at the frescoes so enthusiastically that sometimes they simply fell on middle track rails. The upper part of the track walls and station columns are lined with white marble. The lower part is lined ceramic tiles Brown color. The ground lobby is lined with white and red marble.
Specifications
The Partizanskaya metro station does not quite meet the standards of metro construction. It has three paths - two at the edges and one in the center. The station arch rests on two rows of columns, each of which is on a separate platform. The Izmailovo depot is located immediately behind the station, so for trains heading to the depot, the Partizanskaya station is the final station.
Lobbies and transfers
The station has only one lobby, through which you can get to Izmailovsky Park, Izmailovsky Highway and Narodny Prospekt.
Ground infrastructure
Not far from the metro station there is an “Izmailovskaya” bus station serving eastern part Moscow region: Elektrostal, Reutov, Noginsk, Balashikha, Pavlovsky Posad, Orekhovo-Zuevo, Roshal. There are ten stops right next to the station lobby. shuttle buses, two trolleybuses and three trams. Near the station there is Izmailovsky Park, open to the public. all year round. Here you can ride one of two Ferris wheels, rent roller skates, a bicycle, or ride a horse. The boat station offers walks along numerous ponds. In winter, the park has a small Ferris wheel, an ice skating rink and a ski lodge. In snowy winters, you can ride in the park not only on horseback, but also on a sled. You can have a snack in numerous cafes located both in the park itself and not far from the station.
Useful facts
If the Big Ring of Moscow railway will pass along the Partizanskaya - Cherkizovskaya - Podbelskogo Street highway, then the Partizanskaya station will become an interchange station. The station operates from 5:25 to 1:00.
The station serves more than 50 thousand people per day.
The sights of Moscow are scattered throughout the vast territory, which determines the need to spend time getting to know them. However, if a city guest chooses a room in the Izmailovo hotel chain for temporary accommodation, then these costs can be avoided. It's all about the location of the buildings, located in close proximity to the Izmailovsky Kremlin and park, Serebryano-Vinogradny Pond, museums of Russian fairy tales and vodka.
Vernissage in Izmailovo
The original exhibition of fake towers and buildings from medieval Russia is located literally a couple of steps from the Gamma-Delta building. Walking time from the hotel exit to the spectacular bridge to the Kremlin gates will take no more than 4-5 minutes.
The architectural complex was conceived in 2003 as a center of Russian culture, including as a place where craftsmen could realize the best of their works. There is still a fair on the territory of this beautiful object, pleasing the eye with its colorfulness. Here you can buy crafts made of stone and wood, scarves and batik, painted clay utensils, paintings, and all kinds of antiques.
After the fair closes, entrance to the wooden galleries and alleys is open retail space. Walking there is a pleasure in any season of the year, because the place amazes with its silence and tranquility. You can’t tell at all that metropolitan life is bustling literally a kilometer from here.
On the site, fenced by the high fortress walls of the Kremlin, there is a registry office, there are several cozy restaurants and places for wedding photo sessions. Moscow lovers often take advantage of this; the local Wedding Palace can barely cope with the volume of people wishing to register their relationship here. The staff of the complex wears special suits, so when visiting the Izmailovo Kremlin, a feeling of total immersion into the aesthetics of Russian history.
Izmailovsky Park
The central entrance to the huge Izmailovsky Park is located opposite the exit from the Partizanskaya metro station. You can walk from the metro to the park in 5-7 minutes; from the most remote building “Gamma-Delta” the travel time will be approximately 10-12 minutes.
The calling card of the capital is considered to be the architecture of a specific genre - the Stalinist Empire style. And if a typical representative of buildings of this style can be called “Stalin’s high-rise buildings” (MSU, MFA), then the park art of this direction is represented by Izmailovsky Park, in the past “Park named after. Stalin." Character traits places - large areas, spacious walking sidewalks, majestic trees, and there are several buildings of a typical appearance.
Today the park is divided into 2 zones. One of them is equipped with attractions, summer cafes, roller skate and bicycle rental points, the other is a forest park, which has been assigned environmental status. Muscovites and guests of the capital love the center of the park, because there are several picturesque ponds with waterfowl, as well as flower beds with flowers and ornamental shrubs.
Serebryano-Vinogradny Pond
Built in 1667, the place is a ring-shaped dam on the river. Serebryanka with an island on which the country estate of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich is located. From hotel complex“Izmailovo” you need to go there down Pervomaiskaya Street, the travel time will be about 10-12 minutes.
One of the most notable local sites is the Church of the Intercession of the Virgin Mary in Izmailovo. Its massive domes are also noticeable from the window of a metro train, because the section of the line from the Partizanskaya station through Izmailovskaya is laid by land. During its existence, the temple suffered various disasters, the original wooden one was burned by the Crimean Khan, during the War of 1812 the French burned bonfires in it, during the USSR there was a fruit warehouse and an archive of the NKVD. However, now the church is active, its interior decoration preserved some of the ancient icons.
Museums near the Izmailovo Hotel
If tourists are caught in bad weather, then it’s worth taking a walk to the original museums of the Izmailovsky Vernissage. Adults will certainly be interested in excursions to the Museum of the History of Vodka; young travelers can take a look at the Museum of Russian Fairy Tales. The road to these objects takes the same amount as to the Kremlin, that is, no more than 10 minutes at a leisurely pace.
The exposition of the museum of the national Russian drink can be proud of a mass of unique exhibits demonstrating the fact of the development of the first monastery moonshine, the culinary and alcoholic traditions of the Peter the Great era, and the difficult fate of the drink in the 20th century. In the fairy tale museum, children will see puppet imitations of heroes of their favorite myths, national costumes, and objects of peasant and bourgeois life. In a word, there is everything here that will help you plunge into the atmosphere of the birth of Slavic legends and tales.
Exhibition centers
| Name | Address | Metro | Travel time | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IEC "CROCUS EXPO" | Moscow region, Krasnogorsk, p/o “Krasnogorsk-4”, post office box 92, 65-66 km MKAD, Trade and Exhibition Complex "Crocus City", | Myakinino | 1 hour 15 min | www.crocus-expo.ru |
| Expo Center on Krasnaya Presnya | Krasnopresnenskaya embankment, 14 | Exhibition | 30 min | www.expocentr.ru |
| Central Exhibition Hall "Manege" | Manezhnaya sq., 1 | Okhotny Ryad, pl. Revolutions |
22 min, 13 min |
www.museum.ru/M419 |
| All-Russian Exhibition Center (VVC) | Prospekt Mira, All-Russian Exhibition Center | VDNH | 40 min | www.vvcentre.ru |
| Gostiny Dvor | st. Ilyinka, 4 | China Town, Revolution Square | 25 min 13 min |
www.mosgd.ru |
| Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Center | Sokolnichesky Val, 1 | Sokolniki | 50 min | www.exposokol.ru |
| Exhibition complex T-Modul | Tishinskaya sq. d.1, p. 1 | Belorusskaya, Mayakovskaya | 30 min | www.tishinka.com |
| Kremlin in Izmailovo (Vernissage) | Izmailovskoe Highway, 73zh | Partisan | 10 min walk | kremlin-izmailovo.com |
