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My name is Arthur Lookyanov and I'm very glad to cheer you as a visitor of my personal web-site. Although I wasn't born in Moscow, I've lived in the capital of Russia since I was 2 years old. That's why I consider myself a real Muscovite who loves this city as well as his own Motherland and respects it as a native city.

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Central Hall Vault of Paveletskaya

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The central hall vault of Paveletskaya station has a small domes (caissons built for decor) containing light fittings. The floor is paved with grey-pink granite. The broad archways in central hall are formed by free-striding marble faced columns. Each column has a bronze medallion on the top with Soviet emblem, hammer and sickle, emitting rays that form a kind of ribbed vault.

Tour: Moscow Metro
Where: Paveletskaya station (Zamoskvoretskaya Line)
Opening date: 1943
Rebuilt: 1953

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Photo #006 taken during one day city tour with my Dear Clients Chris & Diana Milano on December 22, 2011
©2011 Arthur Lookyanov / ArtLook Photography

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Owner: Arthur Lookyanov
Date: December 22, 2011 02:23:00 pm EST
File name: ALP-2011-1222-006-paveletskaya-central-hall-vault.jpg
Tags: Russia , Moscow , Moscow Metro , Paveletskaya , Zamoskvoretskaya Line , central hall

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