- Belorusskaya-Koltsevaya
Belorusskaya ( _ru. Белорусская) is a station on the
Moscow Metro 'sKoltsevaya Line . It is named for the nearbyBelarus rail terminal and is sometimes referred to as Belorusskaya-Koltsevaya to distinguish it from the station of the same name on theZamoskvoretskaya Line . It opened in1952 , serving briefly as the terminus of the line before the circle was completed in1954 . Designed by Ivan Taranov, Z. F. Abramova, A. A. Markova, and Ya. V. Tatarzhinskaya, the station has low, whitemarble pylons, an elaborately patterned plaster ceiling, light fixtures supported by ornate scroll-shaped brackets, and a variety of decorations based on Belarusian themes.Overhead, twelve octagonal mosaics by G. I. Opryshko, S. Volkov, and I. Morozov depict Belarusian daily life, and underfoot the platform is intricately tiled to resemble a Belarusian
quilt . A sculptural group by S. M. Orlov, S. M. Rabinovich, and I. A. Slonim called "Soviet Belorussia" used to stand at the end of the platform before it was removed in 1998 to make room for a second entrance. Another sculptural group, "Belarusian Partisans," is located in the passage between this station andBelorusskaya-Radialnaya .A terrorist bomb exploded under one of Belorusskaya's marble benches in 2002, injuring seven people.
The station's original vestibule is located at the southwest corner of Belorusskaya Square. A newer entrance opens onto Butirsky Val Street.
Transfers
From this station passengers can transfer to Belorusskaya on the
Zamoskvoretskaya Line .External links
* [http://www.metro.ru/stations/koltsevaya/belorusskaya/ metro.ru]
* [http://www.mymetro.ru/cgi-bin/list.pl?lng=ru&a=1&b=5&c=09&d=3 mymetro.ru]
* [http://www.kartametro.info/?hl=EN&ms=Belorusskaya(Kol)&z=17&t=k KartaMetro.info] — Station location and exits on Moscow map (English/Russian)Images of the station
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