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SoCultures November 2018
India & Russia
METRO STATIONS IN ST.
PETERSBURG
Avtovo
It’s a wonder in artistic beauty. All graceful..the grand columns, marble interior,
the ceiling of the station is supported by 46 columns, 30 are made of marble and
rest of glass People who come to the end of the platform are greeted with a large
mosaic mural of a woman holding a child.
Narvskaya
It celebrates the different lines of work, occupations, from the Soviet Union.
Celebrating and honoring the skills and hard works of doctors, builders, farmers,
sailors and many others through stunning haut-reliefs. The station got its name
from the Narva Triumphal Gate; it was built to pay tribute to the Russian victory
over Napoleon in 1812. Its located outside the station.
Pushkinskaya
The whole world knows about legendary poet Alexander Pushkin, who has penned
several poems like “Friendship”, “The Drowned Man” etc. This station is named
after him and one can see a glorious, outstanding sculpture of Pushkin with flowers
laid beneath it.
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