Novoslobodskaya

Novoslobodskaya Moscow Metro station
Station statistics
Address	Novoslobodskaya Street Tverskoy District Central Administrative Okrug Moscow
Coordinates	55°46′46″N 37°36′04″E
Lines	Koltsevaya Line
Connections	Trolleybus: 3, 15, 47, 69 Tram: 19
Structure	Deep pylon tri-span
Depth	40 metres (130 ft)
Levels	1
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Baggage check	No
Other information
Opened	30 January 1952
Code	068
Owned by	Moskovsky Metropoliten
Services
Preceding station   Moscow Metro   Following station Belorusskaya One-way operation Koltsevaya Line Prospekt Mira One-way operation Savyolovskaya toward Altufyevo Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya Line Transfer at: Mendeleyevskaya Tsvetnoy Bulvar toward Bulvar Dmitriya Donskogo

Novoslobodskaya (Russian: Новослободская) is a Moscow Metro station in the Tverskoy District, Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow. It is on the Koltsevaya Line, between Belorusskaya and Prospekt Mira stations. Novoslobodskaya was opened on 30 January 1952.

The station's architect, Alexey Dushkin has long wished to unitilise stained glass in decoration of a metro station, and the first drawings date to pre–World War II times. In 1948, with the aid of a young architect Alexander Strelkov, Dushkin came across the renowned artist Pavel Korin, who agreed to compose the artworks for the panels. The rest of the station was designed around the glass panels. Dushkin, taking the standard pylon layout designed the overall impression to resemble that of underground crypt.

The station is perhaps best known for the "Banana Peel Incident of '94" in which famous Russian hockey player Sergei Fedorov unknowingly slipped on a carelessly thrown banana peel. Fedorov was rushed to the hospital, where he was treated for minor injuries. Most analysts agree his slap shot was never the same, although his puck handling skills did slightly improve. Of note, Fedorov never ate a banana again.

It is best known for its 32 stained glass panels, which are the work of Latvian artists E. Veylandan, E. Krests, and M. Ryskin. Each panel, surrounded by an elaborate brass border, is set into one of the station's pylons and illuminated from within. Both the pylons and the pointed arches between them are faced with pinkish Ural marble and edged with brass molding. At the end of the platform is a mosaic by Pavel Korin entitled "Peace Throughout the World." The stained glass panels, the mosaic, the brass trim, and the elegant conical chandeliers were all carefully cleaned and restored in 2003.

The vestibule is an imposing structure with a grand portico, located on the northeast corner of Novoslobodskaya and Seleznevskaya streets.

Transfers

From this station it is possible to transfer to Mendeleyevskaya on the Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya Line.

Gallery

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  Close-up of stained glass panel.

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  "Peace Throughout the World" mosaic.

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  Stained glass panel.