All aboard the doodle train4/28/2023 ![]() Were you surprised by anything you learned about the metro while researching for this doodle? I was very fortunate to visit Moscow recently and to be with someone who could speak Russian, otherwise I’d still be on the Metro! I visited the Moscow Metro Museum too which helped with the history immensely. ![]() He also added a classic train with ‘80’ on the front to pay homage to the anniversary.ĭid you know much about the Moscow Metro before you started work on the Doodle? He started with the map in the metro’s current lines colors and distinctive radial-circle structure but decided to combine the old with the new and ended up using sepia-toned fashion of a vintage Russian poster. To celebrate this day, Doodler Matt Cruickshank drew inspiration from vintage russian posters. Fast forward 80 years, it now travels along 327.5 km, with 12 lines and 196 stations, and almost 10 million passengers a day. The first train travelled along an 11-km route, with one line and 13 stations. It took more than 30 years to come up with a solution to the city’s transport problems, but the final result was a feat of engineering to be able to tunnel through the city’s challenging soils and rivers. Since it was developed throughout 8 decades, Russia’s phases in art, poetry and science all shine through as an organic retelling of the nation’s past.Ĩ0 years ago today, hundreds camped out on the streets overnight hoping to be on the very first metro train at 7am. ![]() From the mosaics and frescoes of Kiyevskaya through the stained glass of Novoslobodskaya, the ornate chandeliers of Komsomolskaya and to the modern homage to Dostoyevsky in Dostoyevskaya - it’s an experience far beyond a daily commute. One of the busiest public transport systems in the world, the vast network of Russian metro stations double as a world-class museum. All aboard! When you take a ride on the Moscow Metro, you’re not just commuting, you’re also going on a trip through time.
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