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The Legendary Circle Line, Crown Jewel of the Moscow Metro

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The Legendary Circle Line, Crown Jewel of the Moscow Metro

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Built in 1950-1954, the Circle Line, or Koltsevaya Line, is one of Moscow's Metro (underground railroad) lines and circles the city center. With the unique architectural design of its stations, it is probably the most famous of Moscow's Metro lines.

Completed on March 14, 1954 after four years of construction, the Circle Line, or Koltsevaya Line, is one of Moscow's Metro (underground railroad) lines and circles the city center. With the unique architectural design of its stations, it is probably the most famous of Moscow's Metro lines.

© Sputnik / Ruslan Krivobok / Go to the mediabankBuilt in 1950-1954, the Circle Line, or Koltsevaya Line, is one of Moscow's Metro (underground railroad) lines and circles the city center.

Above: Kievskaya station

The Moscow Metro's Circle Line: Underground Monument to Soviet Architecture - Sputnik International

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Built in 1950-1954, the Circle Line, or Koltsevaya Line, is one of Moscow's Metro (underground railroad) lines and circles the city center.

Above: Kievskaya station

© Flickr / dmytrokThe murals at the Kievskaya station, which is located near Kievsky Railway Station, are dedicated to Ukraine's role in the history of Russia and the Soviet Union.

Above: Kievskaya station

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The murals at the Kievskaya station, which is located near Kievsky Railway Station, are dedicated to Ukraine's role in the history of Russia and the Soviet Union.

Above: Kievskaya station

© Sputnik / Ruslan Krivobok / Go to the mediabankWith the unique architectural design of its stations, the Circle Line is probably the most famous of all of the Moscow Metro's lines.

Above: Krasnopresnenskaya station

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With the unique architectural design of its stations, the Circle Line is probably the most famous of all of the Moscow Metro's lines.

Above: Krasnopresnenskaya station

© Sputnik / Ruslan Krivobok / Go to the mediabankThe final segment of the Circle line was completed on March 14, 1954.

Above: Belorusskaya station

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The final segment of the Circle line was completed on March 14, 1954.

Above: Belorusskaya station

© Flickr / Sergey RodovnichenkoDue to the campaign against 'architectural excessiveness' that began in the USSR shortly after the Circle Line's completion, stations that were completed later lacked a lot of its stations' detail

Above: Belorusskaya station: mosaics on the station's ceiling

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Due to the campaign against 'architectural excessiveness' that began in the USSR shortly after the Circle Line's completion, stations that were completed later lacked a lot of its stations' detail

Above: Belorusskaya station: mosaics on the station's ceiling

© Flickr / Hendrik TerbeckThe first segment of the Circle Line became operational on January 1, 1950.

Above: Novoslobodskaya station

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The first segment of the Circle Line became operational on January 1, 1950.

Above: Novoslobodskaya station

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Above: Prospekt Mira station

© Sputnik / Ruslan Krivobok / Go to the mediabankAccording to a popular urban legend, each of the twelve stations of the Circle Line is associated with one of the Zodiac signs.

Above: Komsomolskaya station

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According to a popular urban legend, each of the twelve stations of the Circle Line is associated with one of the Zodiac signs.

Above: Komsomolskaya station

© Flickr / Paula AbrahaoMoscow's Metro is among the world's most heavily-traveled subway networks.

The Moscow Metro's Komsomolskaya station

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Moscow's Metro is among the world's most heavily-traveled subway networks.

The Moscow Metro's Komsomolskaya station

© Flickr / Garrett ZieglerThe Soviet victory in WWII is an important element in almost all of the Metro stations along the Circle Line.

Above: Komsomolskaya station

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The Soviet victory in WWII is an important element in almost all of the Metro stations along the Circle Line.

Above: Komsomolskaya station

© Sputnik / Anton Denisov / Go to the mediabankThe average daily traffic flow on the Circle Line is about 540,000 thousand people.

Above: Kurskaya station

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The average daily traffic flow on the Circle Line is about 540,000 thousand people.

Above: Kurskaya station

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Above: Taganskaya station

© Sputnik / Ruslan Krivobok / Go to the mediabankThe design of almost all of the Circle Line's stations incorporated elements glorifying Joseph Stalin that were later removed.

Above: Taganskaya station of the Moscow Metro's network's Circle Line.

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The design of almost all of the Circle Line's stations incorporated elements glorifying Joseph Stalin that were later removed.

Above: Taganskaya station of the Moscow Metro's network's Circle Line.

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Above: Park Kultury station