Istorichesky Muzei (Kharkiv Metro)

The Istorichesky Muzei or Istorychnyi Myzei ( _uk. Історичний музей; _ru. Исторический музей) is a station on Kharkiv Metro's Saltovskaya Line. The station was opened on August 10, 1984 and is currently the southwestern-most terminus of the Saltoskaya Line. It is located beneath the beneath the "Ploscha Konstytutsii", literally "Constitution square" in the historical part of Kharkiv, and is named for the historical museum which is located on the square.

The station, inspired by the history of Kharkiv, has demented shaped columns and a relief-type ceiling in the station vestibule which give the feeling of a protected fort, which stood on the same ground during the 17-18 centuries. Also, the arrow-shaped arcs between the columns are reminiscent of fort gates. The columns are finished in a light colored marble "Koelga" and the tunnel walls are finished with brown marble and heraldic items made from bronze, which contrast together. The Istorichesky Muzei station is located deep underground and is a pylon trivault and was designed by V.A. Spivachuk, P.G. Chechalnitskiy, and I.T. Karpenko; engineered by P.D. Pashkov, V.D. Shtuchkin, and L.P. Grishina; and was decorated by P.D. Chernova, V.E. Gutnik; I.I Morgunov, O.Y. Erofeeva, V.V Chursin, and V.D.Semenyuk.

Istorichesky Muzei forms a complex with the adjacent Sovetskaya station on the Kholodnogorsko-Zavodskaya Line. Transfer tunnels from one station to another are located in the center of the station. Also, four escalators lead into a spacious underground vestibule which is located under the Constitution Square. The vestibule is connected with the underground passenger tunnel which leads onto the square, to the "Sums`ka Street", the largest street in Kharkiv, to the "Universytets`ka Street", and to the "Bursatskyi Descent".

In 1985, during the finishing of the transfer tunnel from the Istoricheskiy Muzei to the Sovetskaya station, a Closed-circuit television (CCTV) system was installed, the first in the Kharkiv Metro. Currently, all systems on the system operate with the CCTV. The installation of this system allowed the workers of the metro to keep the passengers in order and a more effective control over the work of the escalators.

External links

*ru icon [http://gortransport.kharkov.ua/subway/stations/stations.php?subway_station_page=14 Gortransport Kharkiv] - Istorichesky Muzei Station