The Tverskaya metro station on the Zamoskvoretskaya line of the Moscow Metro has an unusual history dating back to the 1930s, when the future of the Moscow metro was at the design stage. The plans for laying the lines were repeatedly revised, and the so-called "backlog", that is, the empty underground space at the place where the Tverskaya metro station is located today, was created precisely during the laying of the first lines through the densely populated center of Moscow. The creation of a station at this place at that time had to be abandoned for a number of reasons of a technical nature. Returned to this station only after 40 years.
Tverskaya metro station. Features of building technologies
This station was built using the old backlog at a depth under Pushkinskaya Square. It was put into operation in the summer of 1979 and until 1990 was called "Gorkovskaya". According to its constructive type, the Tverskaya metro station is a three-vaulted, deep-laid pylon station. There are quite a few like her, there is nothing unusual in architecture. But many engineering solutions during its construction can be called unique. Construction was further complicated by the fact thatthe station was built on the already operating section "Mayakovskaya" - "Teatralnaya". The geological conditions were more than just difficult, and the urban development in the center of the capital was very dense. These circumstances forced us to abandon the construction of a separate mine shaft and use the existing mine at the Pushkinskaya station.
We also had to abandon the bypass tunnels that ensure the uninterrupted movement of the Zamoskvoretskaya line during the construction of a new station on an already existing stage. Temporary tracks were laid right along the center line of the future Tverskaya metro station. Photos, diagrams and calculations of engineering solutions have been included in textbooks on architecture and construction as an example of a rationally chosen construction strategy and technology. This is a classic of Soviet engineering, an important experience in the design and construction of subway lines in the central part of large cities. With the preservation of their historical buildings and cultural heritage intact. The station forms a convenient interchange hub with transitions to Chekhovskaya and Pushkinskaya.
Metro "Tverskaya". Architectural Features
The interior of the station is dominated by light marble and red granite. The thematic concept of aesthetic design is the works of the Soviet classic Maxim Gorky, whose name the station originally bore. "Petrel of the Revolution" is also dedicated to the sculptural composition, which had tomove from the end of the station when it became necessary to build a transition to the station "Chekhovskaya". Pushkinskaya Square has a dense historical building, so the Tverskaya station has an underground vestibule. It is combined with the lobby of the Pushkinskaya station of the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya line. From here you can also get to the Tverskoy Passage shopping center and the basement of the Izvestia editorial complex.
