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Ocean Alley announce new dates for UK & EU tour 

Australian surf-rock sensation Ocean Alley have unveiled new dates for their eagerly awaited 2024 tour across the UK and Europe.

Ocean Alley are hitting the road again, spreading their laid-back Australian surf rock across the UK and Europe with a fresh batch of tour dates this summer. The six-piece Aussie outfit is set to bring their infectious energy to fans old and new in cities from Dublin to Glasgow and beyond.

Their latest album, Low Altitude Living , already made waves in 2022, but it’s their 2018 hit ‘Confidence’ that’s still riding high on the viral charts. With a whopping 1.69M global daily average and over 293M global streams, this 6x platinum sensation has caught the attention of celebs and sports teams alike, appearing in clips from David Beckham to FC Barcelona.

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Ocean Alley couldn’t be more stoked to return to the UK scene, where they’ve previously left crowds buzzing from electrifying performances. “We love playing in the UK, the crowd always brings it, and we can’t wait to be back for even more shows this summer!” they shared, ready to hit stages with their mates from Hockey Dad, the surf rock duo set to release their fourth album, Rebuild Repeat , this summer.

Mark your calendars for August 30 when Ocean Alley kicks off their tour in Dublin, with stops in major cities including Berlin, Paris , and London , where they’ve already sold out one night at the Roundhouse and added another due to overwhelming demand. Tickets are up for grabs from March 8th, promising a series of shows where fans can expect a blend of mellow grooves, ripping guitar solos, and the unforgettable, laid-back charm that only Ocean Alley can deliver.

OCEAN ALLEY 2024 UK & EU TOUR DATES:

Fri Aug 30 –  Vicar Street, Dublin, IRE


Sun Sep 1 –  Great Hall, Exeter, UK 

Mon Sep 2 –  Dome, Brighton, UK 

Wed Sep 4 –  O2 Academy, Bournemouth, UK 

Fri Sep 6 –  Paradiso, Amsterdam, NL 

Mon Sep 9 –  Metropol, Berlin, GER 


Tue Sep 10 –  EssigFabrik, Cologne, GER 

Thu Sep 12 –  La Cigale, Paris, FR 

Sat Sep 14 –  Hall by the Sea, Margate, UK 


Sun Sep 15 –  Beacons, Bristol, UK 

Tue Sep 17 –  Institute, Birmingham, UK

Wed Sep 18 –  SWG3, Glasgow, UK  


Fri Sep 20 –  Academy, Manchester, UK (UPGRADE)

Sat Sep 21 –  Roundhouse, London, UK (SOLD OUT)

Sun Sep 22 –  Roundhouse, London, UK (NEW DATE ADDED)

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OCEAN ALLEY ANNOUNCE RETURN TO THE UK THIS SUMMER

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ANNOUNCE RETURN TO THE UK THIS SUMMER 

UK & EUROPE TOUR TICKETS ON SALE 10AM FRIDAY HERE

WATCH ‘WEST COAST’ MUSIC VIDEO HERE  

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A year on from their sold-out European tour last year, Ocean Alley today announce a triumphant return this summer with 12 live dates across the UK, Ireland and Europe this June. Beginning in Liverpool on 12th June, the Australian six piece will also be visiting Bristol, Manchester and Glasgow, amongst other cities, before finishing off at London’s iconic The Troxy, just over a year after they sold out The Roundhouse. They also played a memorable underplay show at Lafayette, London in August, which sold out in minutes. Tickets go on sale at 10am this Friday 31st March here .

To celebrate their upcoming tour, the band recently shared their new video ‘West Coast’, taken from their album Low Altitude Living, released last Autumn. Full tour details below.

Speaking on the newly announced shows, the band said: “We are super excited to get back over to the UK in a few months for our biggest shows to date! We have a set list full of songs we haven’t played live before, so we’re pumped!”

Watch Ocean Alley ‘West Coast’

Speaking on the video Baden Donegal (vocals, guitar) explains, “The concept of the West Coast music video was to recreate the GTA game. The song sounds like it’s apart of the GTA soundtrack, so we thought it would match up well.   Mimicking the video game style movements of NPC’s was a challenge but it was fun to have everyone involved in the film clip and give their acting skills a crack. We shot the clip in New Zealand and on the streets of Sydney.”

Ocean Alley are one of Australia’s most exciting musical exports. Low Altitude Living debuted #3 on the ARIA charts, #1 ARIA Vinyl and #5 on the New Zealand album chart and has over 15 million global streams. Last year alone saw the band perform 65 shows around the world and sell a cumulative 75,000+ tickets across their headline shows. Operating as a proudly independent band, their output has always been underscored by a refreshingly chilled authenticity and relatability that has seen them achieve more than 500 million catalogue streams.

Low Altitude Living follows the success of 2020’s critically acclaimed Lonely Diamond which also debuted at #1 on the ARIA Vinyl Chart and #3 on the Album Chart. The band have achieved 1x Double Platinum and 5x Gold-certified singles across Australia and New Zealand, as well as Gold certification on their 2018 breakthrough Chiaroscuro.

Low Altitude Living is available to stream and purchase now.

OCEAN ALLEY UK & EUROPE TOUR DATES 2023

Mon Jun 12 – 02 Academy, Liverpool, UK

Tue Jun 13 – 02 Academy, Bournemouth, UK

Thu Jun 15 – The Lost Gardens, Port Elliot, UK

Fri Jun 16 – St Agnes Summer Sessions, St Agnes UK

Sun Jun 18 – Vicar Street, Dublin, IRE

Tue Jun 20 – 02 Academy, Bristol, UK

Thu Jun 22 – De La Warr Pavillion, Bexhill, UK

Fri Jun 23 – Kantine, Cologne, GER

Sun Jun 25 – Bostheater, Amsterdam, NED

Tue Jun 27 – Albert Hall, Manchester, UK

Wed Jun 28 – SWG3 TV Studio, Glasgow, UK

Fri Jun 30 – The Troxy, London, UK

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Ocean Alley announce 2022 UK & Europe headline tour

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Ocean Alley are thrilled to announce their return to the UK and Europe with a huge tour in 2022.

The shows begin in Germany in early March, making their way across Europe before heading over to the UK for 13 shows, including a stop at London’s Roundhouse. Tickets for the shows are available here from 10am, Friday September 17th. After countless sold-out shows and festival appearances across their native Australia, including Summer Sounds, Greatest Southern Night and Next Exit Festival, the tour will serve as the first opportunity for international audiences to experience the band’s ARIA-nominated third album Lonely Diamond live in the flesh. In the time between shows, the band have dedicated their time to ongoing work with long-time community partners One Eighty, Cerebral Palsy Alliance and Red Dust, plus a raffle back in May for the towns impacted by Tropical Cyclone Seroja that saw $11,884.71 raised by their fans and matched by the group for a total donation of $23,769.42 to the Lord Mayor’s Distress Relief Fund. Speaking about the forthcoming tour, guitarist Mitch Galbraith said, “After missing out on touring Europe and the UK last year and this year, we are looking forward to getting over and playing live again in 2022. We are yet to perform our latest album ‘Lonely Diamond’ overseas, and we have been working on a new light show and live experience during our time off the stage. We’ve got more new music in the works which could make an appearance as well… Most of all, we are looking forward to catching up with old friends and making new ones. Hope to see you at the show!” Australia’s beloved psychedelic-surf-rockers Ocean Alley have spent the past decade creating a unique lane for themselves as a proudly independent band. 2020 saw Ocean Alley debut at #3 on the ARIA Album Chart with their critically acclaimed third album Lonely Diamond . It follows the success of 2018’s breakthrough Chiaroscuro which saw the six-piece propelled into national prominence with their double platinum-selling single ‘ Confidence ’ that took out #1 in triple j’s Hottest 100 of 2018. Despite sold-out international tours and major festival appearances including Reading & Leeds, Splendour In The Grass (AUS) and Sziget (HU) under their belt, plus more than 400 million catalogue streams worldwide, they are still constantly pushing their own boundaries and defying expectations of what their music can be. OCEAN ALLEY UK & EUROPE TOUR DATES 2022 Mar 8 th – Luxor, Cologne (GER) Mar 9 th – La Maroquinerie, Paris (FRA) Mar 11 th – Paradiso, Amsterdam (NED) Mar 12 th – Paradiso, Amsterdam (NED) Mar 13 th – AB, Brussels (BEL) Mar 15 th – Knust, Hamburg (GER) Mar 16 th – Hole 44, Berlin (GER) Mar 18 th – Rock Café, Prague (CZE) Mar 19 th – A38 Ship, Budapest (HUN) Mar 21 st – Backstage Halle, Munich (GER) Mar 22 nd – Plaza, Zurich (CHE) Mar 24 th – Chalk, Brighton (UK) Mar 25 th – The Roundhouse, London (UK) Mar 26 th – Engine Rooms, Southampton (UK) Mar 28 th – Marble Factory, Bristol (UK) Mar 29 th – Exeter Phoenix, Exeter (UK) Mar 30 th – The Guildhall, St Ives (UK) Apr 1 st – O2 Institute 2, Birmingham (UK) Apr 2 nd – O2 Ritz, Manchester (UK) Apr 3 rd – Leeds Beckett Students Union, Leeds (UK) Apr 5 th – Leadmill, Sheffield (UK) Apr 6 th – Riverside, Newcastle (UK) Apr 7 th – SQG3 Studio Warehouse, Glasgow (UK) Apr 9 th – Button Factory, Dublin (IRE)

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Ocean Alley have this week announced their return to the UK and Europe with a huge tour in 2022. The shows begin in Germany in early March, making their way across Europe before heading over to the UK for 13 shows, including a stop at London’s Roundhouse. Tickets for the shows are available from 10AM, Friday September 17.

After countless sold-out shows and festival appearances across their native Australia, including Summer Sounds, Greatest Southern Night and Next Exit Festival, the tour will serve as the first opportunity for international audiences to experience the band’s ARIA-nominated third album Lonely Diamond live in the flesh.

In the time between shows, the band have dedicated their time to ongoing work with long-time community partners One Eighty, Cerebral Palsy Alliance and Red Dust, plus a raffle back in May for the towns impacted by Tropical Cyclone Seroja that saw $11,884.71 raised by their fans and matched by the group for a total donation of $23,769.42 to the Lord Mayor’s Distress Relief Fund.

Speaking about the forthcoming tour, guitarist Mitch Galbraith said, “After missing out on touring Europe and the UK last year and this year, we are looking forward to getting over and playing live again in 2022. We are yet to perform our latest album ‘Lonely Diamond’ overseas, and we have been working on a new light show and live experience during our time off the stage. We’ve got more new music in the works which could make an appearance as well… Most of all, we are looking forward to catching up with old friends and making new ones. Hope to see you at the show!”

Australia’s beloved psychedelic-surf-rockers Ocean Alley have spent the past decade creating a unique lane for themselves as a proudly independent band. 2020 saw Ocean Alley debut at #3 on the ARIA Album Chart with their critically acclaimed third album Lonely Diamond. It follows the success of 2018’s breakthrough Chiaroscuro which saw the six-piece propelled into national prominence with their double platinum-selling single ‘Confidence’ that took out #1 in triple j’s Hottest 100 of 2018.

Despite sold-out international tours and major festival appearances including Reading & Leeds, Splendour In The Grass (AUS) and Sziget (HU) under their belt, plus more than 400 million catalogue streams worldwide, they are still constantly pushing their own boundaries and defying expectations of what their music can be.

OCEAN ALLEY UK & EUROPE TOUR DATES 2022 Mar 8th – Luxor, Cologne (GER) Mar 9th – La Maroquinerie, Paris (FRA) Mar 11th – Paradiso, Amsterdam (NED) Mar 12th – Paradiso, Amsterdam (NED) Mar 13th – AB, Brussels (BEL) Mar 15th – Knust, Hamburg (GER) Mar 16th – Hole 44, Berlin (GER) Mar 18th – Rock Café, Prague (CZE) Mar 19th – Akvárium Klub, Budapest (HUN) Mar 21st – Backstage Halle, Munich (GER) Mar 22nd – Plaza, Zurich (CHE) Mar 24th – Chalk, Brighton (UK) Mar 25th – The Roundhouse, London (UK) Mar 26th – Engine Rooms, Southampton (UK) Mar 28th – SWX, Bristol (UK) Mar 29th – Exeter Phoenix, Exeter (UK) Mar 30th – Princess Pavillion, Falmouth (UK) Apr 1st – O2 Institute 2, Birmingham (UK) Apr 2nd – O2 Ritz, Manchester (UK) Apr 3rd – Leeds Beckett Students Union, Leeds (UK) Apr 5th – Leadmill, Sheffield (UK) Apr 6th – Riverside, Newcastle (UK) Apr 7th – SQG3 Studio Warehouse, Glasgow (UK) Apr 9th – Button Factory, Dublin (IRE) Share this:

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A year on from their sold-out European tour last year, Ocean Alley today announce a triumphant return this summer with 12 live dates across the UK, Ireland and Europe this June. Beginning in Liverpool on 12th June, the Australian six piece will also be visiting Bristol, Manchester and Glasgow, amongst other cities, before finishing off at London’s iconic The Troxy, just over a year after they sold out The Roundhouse. They also played a memorable underplay show at Lafayette, London in August, which sold out in minutes. Tickets go on sale at 10am this Friday 31st March here . 

To celebrate their upcoming tour, the band recently shared their new video ‘West Coast’, taken from their album Low Altitude Living, released last Autumn. Full tour details below. 

Speaking on the newly announced shows, the band said: “We are super excited to get back over to the UK in a few months for our biggest shows to date! We have a set list full of songs we haven’t played live before, so we’re pumped!” 

Speaking on the video Baden Donegal (vocals, guitar) explains, “The concept of the West Coast music video was to recreate the GTA game. The song sounds like it’s apart of the GTA soundtrack, so we thought it would match up well.   Mimicking the video game style movements of NPC’s was a challenge but it was fun to have everyone involved in the film clip and give their acting skills a crack. We shot the clip in New Zealand and on the streets of Sydney.”

Ocean Alley are one of Australia’s most exciting musical exports. Low Altitude Living debuted #3 on the ARIA charts, #1 ARIA Vinyl and #5 on the New Zealand album chart and has over 15 million global streams. Last year alone saw the band perform 65 shows around the world and sell a cumulative 75,000+ tickets across their headline shows. Operating as a proudly independent band, their output has always been underscored by a refreshingly chilled authenticity and relatability that has seen them achieve more than 500 million catalogue streams.

Low Altitude Living follows the success of 2020’s critically acclaimed Lonely Diamond which also debuted at #1 on the ARIA Vinyl Chart and #3 on the Album Chart. The band have achieved 1x Double Platinum and 5x Gold-certified singles across Australia and New Zealand, as well as Gold certification on their 2018 breakthrough Chiaroscuro.

Low Altitude Living is available to stream and purchase now. 

OCEAN ALLEY UK & EUROPE TOUR DATES 2023

Mon Jun 12 – 02 Academy, Liverpool, UK

Tue Jun 13 – 02 Academy, Bournemouth, UK

Thu Jun 15 – The Lost Gardens, Port Elliot, UK

Fri Jun 16 – St Agnes Summer Sessions, St Agnes UK

Sun Jun 18 – Vicar Street, Dublin, IRE

Tue Jun 20 – 02 Academy, Bristol, UK

Thu Jun 22 – De La Warr Pavillion, Bexhill, UK

Fri Jun 23 – Kantine, Cologne, GER

Sun Jun 25 – Bostheater, Amsterdam, NED

Tue Jun 27 – Albert Hall, Manchester, UK

Wed Jun 28 – SWG3 TV Studio, Glasgow, UK

Fri Jun 30 – The Troxy, London, UK

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• 2-hour tour $87:  10 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with hotel pick-up and drop-off
• 3-hour tour $137:  20 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with Russian lunch in beautifully-decorated Metro Diner + hotel pick-up and drop off. 
• Metro pass is included in the price of both tours.

Highlight of Metro Tour

• Visit 10 must-see stations of Moscow metro on 2-hr tour and 20 Metro stations on 3-hr tour, including grand Komsomolskaya station with its distinctive Baroque décor, aristocratic Mayakovskaya station with Soviet mosaics, legendary Revolution Square station with 72 bronze sculptures and more!
• Explore Museum of Moscow Metro and learn a ton of technical and historical facts;
• Listen to the secrets about the Metro-2, a secret line supposedly used by the government and KGB;
• Experience a selection of most striking features of Moscow Metro hidden from most tourists and even locals;
• Discover the underground treasure of Russian Soviet past – from mosaics to bronzes, paintings, marble arches, stained glass and even paleontological elements;
• Learn fun stories and myths about Coffee Ring, Zodiac signs of Moscow Metro and more;
• Admire Soviet-era architecture of pre- and post- World War II perious;
• Enjoy panoramic views of Sparrow Hills from Luzhniki Metro Bridge – MetroMost, the only station of Moscow Metro located over water and the highest station above ground level;
• If lucky, catch a unique «Aquarelle Train» – a wheeled picture gallery, brightly painted with images of peony, chrysanthemums, daisies, sunflowers and each car unit is unique;
• Become an expert at navigating the legendary Moscow Metro system;
• Have fun time with a very friendly local;
• + Atmospheric Metro lunch in Moscow’s the only Metro Diner (included in a 3-hr tour)

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Metro stations:.

Komsomolskaya

Novoslobodskaya

Prospekt Mira

Belorusskaya

Mayakovskaya

Novokuznetskaya

Revolution Square

Sparrow Hills

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Vystavochnaya

Dostoevskaya

Elektrozavodskaya

Partizanskaya

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• Drop-off  at your hotel, Novodevichy Convent, Sparrow Hills or any place you wish
• + Russian lunch  in Metro Diner with artistic metro-style interior for 3-hour tour

Fun facts from our Moscow Metro Tours:

From the very first days of its existence, the Moscow Metro was the object of civil defense, used as a bomb shelter, and designed as a defense for a possible attack on the Soviet Union.

At a depth of 50 to 120 meters lies the second, the coded system of Metro-2 of Moscow subway, which is equipped with everything you need, from food storage to the nuclear button.

According to some sources, the total length of Metro-2 reaches over 150 kilometers.

The Museum was opened on Sportivnaya metro station on November 6, 1967. It features the most interesting models of trains and stations.

Coffee Ring

The first scheme of Moscow Metro looked like a bunch of separate lines. Listen to a myth about Joseph Stalin and the main brown line of Moscow Metro.

Zodiac Metro

According to some astrologers, each of the 12 stops of the Moscow Ring Line corresponds to a particular sign of the zodiac and divides the city into astrological sector.

Astrologers believe that being in a particular zadiac sector of Moscow for a long time, you attract certain energy and events into your life.

Paleontological finds 

Red marble walls of some of the Metro stations hide in themselves petrified inhabitants of ancient seas. Try and find some!

• Every day each car in  Moscow metro passes  more than 600 km, which is the distance from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
• Moscow subway system is the  5th in the intensity  of use (after the subways of Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai).
• The interval in the movement of trains in rush hour is  90 seconds .

What you get:

• + A friend in Moscow.
• + Private & customized Moscow tour.
• + An exciting pastime, not just boring history lessons.
• + An authentic experience of local life.
• + Flexibility during the walking tour: changes can be made at any time to suit individual preferences.
• + Amazing deals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the very best cafes & restaurants. Discounts on weekdays (Mon-Fri).
• + A photo session amongst spectacular Moscow scenery that can be treasured for a lifetime.
• + Good value for souvenirs, taxis, and hotels.
• + Expert advice on what to do, where to go, and how to make the most of your time in Moscow.

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The Moscow Metro Tour is included in most guided tours’ itineraries. Opened in 1935, under Stalin’s regime, the metro was not only meant to solve transport problems, but also was hailed as “a people’s palace”. Every station you will see during your Moscow metro tour looks like a palace room. There are bright paintings, mosaics, stained glass, bronze statues… Our Moscow metro tour includes the most impressive stations best architects and designers worked at - Ploshchad Revolutsii, Mayakovskaya, Komsomolskaya, Kievskaya, Novoslobodskaya and some others.

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The guide will not only help you navigate the metro, but will also provide you with fascinating background tales for the images you see and a history of each station.

And there some stories to be told during the Moscow metro tour! The deepest station - Park Pobedy - is 84 metres under the ground with the world longest escalator of 140 meters. Parts of the so-called Metro-2, a secret strategic system of underground tunnels, was used for its construction.

During the Second World War the metro itself became a strategic asset: it was turned into the city's biggest bomb-shelter and one of the stations even became a library. 217 children were born here in 1941-1942! The metro is the most effective means of transport in the capital.

There are almost 200 stations 196 at the moment and trains run every 90 seconds! The guide of your Moscow metro tour can explain to you how to buy tickets and find your way if you plan to get around by yourself.

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Introduction of moscow subway system (metro).

Nowadays the Moscow Metro has 12 lines, light subway and monorail. All stations are unique and beautiful in their own way. Unfortunately, in order to visit them all, you need to spend many days. I invite guests to visit the ones that have the greatest cultural and historical interest from my point of view. Among them are the Revolution Square, Arbatskaya, Kievskaya (Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line № 3); Kievskaya, Belarusskaya, Novoslobodskaya, Komsomolskaya (the Ring line number 5). Let us dwell a bit on each.

Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line

Subway station "revolution square".

Most recently - in the year 2008-2010 – the Eastern lobby was renovated. Because of the terrorist attacks in the Moscow subway that took place several hours before the planned opening of the East lobby after renovation, the solemn part of the event was canceled.

Subway station Arbatskaya

Subway Arbatskaya is located on the same subway line as the station "Revolution Square." It was founded in 1953. It received the name in honor of the Arbat Street. It has one ground lobby (Western). Initially, the lobby was in a separate building, but the new building of the General Staff of the Ministry of Defense started, the lobby appeared to be in its atrium. The old exits were bricked up; a new entrance was built into the building of General Staff of the street Vozdvizhenka. There is a huge frame with a missing portrait in the ground lobby - until mid-1950 there was a portrait of Stalin. According to some reports, it survived, but closed with plaster.

The lobby was restored and partially reconstructed in 2007-2008.

The depth of the station is 41 meters.

Pylons are finished with red marble at the bottom, decorated with bouquets of flowers made from ceramics. The floor is laid out with gray granite. The walls lined with glazed ceramic tiles, white top and black bottom. The station hall is illuminated by massive bronze chandeliers in the form of rings.

Subway station Kievskaya

There are several subway stations "Kievskaya" in Moscow, located on different branches. This name is quite popular. It comes from the capital of Ukraine - one of Russia's nearest neighbors - the city of Kiev. The name is fully consistent with the idea of the subway station. The interior the station devoted to Soviet Ukraine and the reunification of Ukraine and Russia. The station is decorated with a large number of paintings .Twenty four murals depicting workers of Soviet Ukraine are placed on the arch above the pylons. The wall from the side of platform also contains frescos, mainly with images of fantastic plants. Pylons are decorated with light marble and additionally decorated with colorful ceramic cornice. The butt of the station has a large mosaic, depicting festivities to celebrate the 300 anniversary of the reunification of Ukraine and Russia.

Opened in 1953, this subway station for a long time was the final (1953-2003).

The station has one lobby, combined with the station ring line and located in the building of the Kievskaya railway station. The diameter of the central hall station is 9.5 m, the diameter of side one is 8.5 m. The depth of the station is 38 meters.

= Ring Line Subway =

It opened in 1954. The station received its name after the Kiev station, and locked the Ring line. During the construction of the station many projects were proposed, but the victory in the competition won the Kiev architects who made the construction of the station. It is the only station of the Ring Line which is not located in the Central Administrative District of Moscow.

The station has a pylon structure. Eighteen pylons are decorated with mosaic panels of glazes, decorated on the theme of Ukrainian history and friendship between the Ukrainian and Russian peoples, which started in the mid-17 century.

On the front wall of the central hall of the station a large panel with molding in the form of flags and a mosaic portrait of Lenin in the center are located. There are lines of the Soviet national anthem around the portrait, and under the portrait - the words of Lenin. One of the ways out of the station was designed by French architects modeled on the Paris Subway in 2006.

At one of the mosaics – “The Struggle for Soviet power in Ukraine "- modern passengers observe a mobile phone and PDA in the hand of one of the guerrillas, and on his knees - a laptop. In fact, he uses a field telephone, which was really a heavy thing (guerrillas holds it in two hands), and thing that people see a laptop is the lid of a box with a telephone. However, these phones have begun to produce only in the second half of the 20-ies of XX century. We must assume that the mosaic depicts a foreign field telephone transmitter.

Subway station Belorusskaya

The founded of the station was in 1952. It received the name after the Belarusian railway station nearby. The station has two ground-based lobbies. The Western one goes to Tverskaya  Zastava. It is decorated with beautiful carvings. The Eastern one leads to Butyrskiy shaft and Forest Street. The Eastern lobby is known for its majolica panels.

The station Belorusskaya is located at a depth of 42.5 m below ground. The diameter of the central hall is 9.5 meters.

Pylons are faced with light marble. The walls lined with white ceramic tiles, the floor is covered with ceramic tiles, gray, white and red colors. Lamps placed on pylons, in the form of vases made of glass and marble. The theme of decoration is economy and culture of Belarus. Decorative pattern on the floor repeats the theme of traditional Belarusian embroidery. Decorations of the ceiling consist of stucco decorations and 12 mosaic panels depicting the life of the Belarusian people.

Subway station Novoslobodskaya

Built in 1952, Subway station Novoslobodskaya got its name from the eponymous street:  the station is located at the very beginning of it.

Novoslobodskaya is pylon station of deep foundation (its depth is 40 m) with three arches.

Exit to the street is through the ground lobby with column portico, located on Novoslobodskaya Street lined with gray marble. Pylons of the underground station are faced with marble from the Urals. Thirty two spectacularly illuminated stained-glasses, placed inside the pylon and bordered by steel and gilt brass are splendid decoration of the station. A remarkable mosaic "World Peace" is located at the end of the central hall. The picture depicts a happy mother with a baby in her arms; it was the face of Stalin at the picture: the child gave a hand to him. But in times of Khrushchev the face of the former leader of USSR was removed from the panel. The walls are lined with bright marble; floor is covered with white and black granite slabs, placed in a checkerboard pattern.

Subway station Komsomolskaya

The station was built in 1952 and named in honor of the Komsomolskaya Square, which is situated nearby.

This subway station is the station of the deep bedding. Its depth is 37 meters. The station has column and three- arched design. Cast iron decoration is used in the construction, monolithic slab used as a tray for a collapsible finishing. The length of the boarding hall is 190 meters; width of it is 10 meters. There are 68 octagonal columns at station.

The main theme of the interior of the station is the fighting of the Russian people for their independence. The ceiling is decorated with eight station mosaic mural made from glazes and precious stones. Six of them represent the Alexander Nevsky, Dmitry Donskoy, Kuzma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky, Alexander Suvorov and Mikhail Kutuzov, the Soviet soldiers and officers at the walls of the Reichstag.

 Two other panels, depicting Stalin ("Victory Parade" and "Presentation of the Guards Banner"), were replaced after the dethronement of Stalin's personality cult in 1963. New panels depict Lenin's speech in front of the Red Guards and the Motherland on the background of the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower.

The yellow ceiling is decorated with mosaic and moldings. The hall is illuminated by massive chandeliers hanging between the panels; platforms are illuminated with smaller chandeliers. The columns are decorated with marble capitals and trimmed with light marble, as well as the wall station. The floor is laid with pink granite. There is a bust of Lenin at the end of the hall. At the opposite end of the escalator is a large Florentine mosaic of the Order of Victory with red banners on the background. The ground lobby of the station is decorated with bas-reliefs.

In conclusion...

Each of the stations of the Moscow subway is attractive and interesting in its own way. Each has its own long and fascinating history and is beautifully decorated. The Moscow subway is a whole world, which can be talking about for hours. I suggest you short - no more than one hour and a half - and a fascinating journey through the world of the Moscow subway. The pleasure is guaranteed!

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Touring the Top 10 Moscow Metro Stations

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Komsomolskaya metro station looks like a museum. It has vaulted ceilings and baroque decor.

Hidden underground, in the heart of Moscow, are historical and architectural treasures of Russia. These are Soviet-era creations – the metro stations of Moscow.

Our guide Maria introduced these elaborate metro stations as “the palaces for the people.” Built between 1937 and 1955, each station holds its own history and stories. Stalin had the idea of building beautiful underground spaces that the masses could enjoy. They would look like museums, art centers, concert halls, palaces and churches. Each would have a different theme. None would be alike.

The two-hour private tour was with a former Intourist tour guide named Maria. Maria lived in Moscow all her life and through the communist era of 60s to 90s. She has been a tour guide for more than 30 years. Being in her 60s, she moved rather quickly for her age. We traveled and crammed with Maria and other Muscovites on the metro to visit 10 different metro stations.

Arrow showing the direction of metro line 1 and 2

Moscow subways are very clean

To Maria, every street, metro and building told a story. I couldn’t keep up with her stories. I don’t remember most of what she said because I was just thrilled being in Moscow.   Added to that, she spilled out so many Russian words and names, which to one who can’t read Cyrillic, sounded so foreign and could be easily forgotten.

The metro tour was the first part of our all day tour of Moscow with Maria. Here are the stations we visited:

1. Komsomolskaya Metro Station  is the most beautiful of them all. Painted yellow and decorated with chandeliers, gold leaves and semi precious stones, the station looks like a stately museum. And possibly decorated like a palace. I saw Komsomolskaya first, before the rest of the stations upon arrival in Moscow by train from St. Petersburg.

2. Revolution Square Metro Station (Ploshchad Revolyutsii) has marble arches and 72 bronze sculptures designed by Alexey Dushkin. The marble arches are flanked by the bronze sculptures. If you look closely you will see passersby touching the bronze dog's nose. Legend has it that good luck comes to those who touch the dog's nose.

Touch the dog's nose for good luck. At the Revolution Square station

Revolution Square Metro Station

3. Arbatskaya Metro Station served as a shelter during the Soviet-era. It is one of the largest and the deepest metro stations in Moscow.

Arbatskaya Metro Station

4. Biblioteka Imeni Lenina Metro Station was built in 1935 and named after the Russian State Library. It is located near the library and has a big mosaic portrait of Lenin and yellow ceramic tiles on the track walls.

Lenin's portrait at the Biblioteka Imeni Lenina Metro Station

5. Kievskaya Metro Station was one of the first to be completed in Moscow. Named after the capital city of Ukraine by Kiev-born, Nikita Khruschev, Stalin's successor.

Kievskaya Metro Station

6. Novoslobodskaya Metro Station  was built in 1952. It has 32 stained glass murals with brass borders.

Novoslobodskaya metro station

7. Kurskaya Metro Station was one of the first few to be built in Moscow in 1938. It has ceiling panels and artwork showing Soviet leadership, Soviet lifestyle and political power. It has a dome with patriotic slogans decorated with red stars representing the Soviet's World War II Hall of Fame. Kurskaya Metro Station is a must-visit station in Moscow.

Ceiling panel and artworks at Kurskaya Metro Station

8. Mayakovskaya Metro Station built in 1938. It was named after Russian poet Vladmir Mayakovsky. This is one of the most beautiful metro stations in the world with 34 mosaics painted by Alexander Deyneka.

Mayakovskaya station

One of the over 30 ceiling mosaics in Mayakovskaya metro station

9. Belorusskaya Metro Station is named after the people of Belarus. In the picture below, there are statues of 3 members of the Partisan Resistance in Belarus during World War II. The statues were sculpted by Sergei Orlov, S. Rabinovich and I. Slonim.

10. Teatralnaya Metro Station (Theatre Metro Station) is located near the Bolshoi Theatre.

Teatralnaya Metro Station decorated with porcelain figures .

Taking the metro's escalator at the end of the tour with Maria the tour guide.

Have you visited the Moscow Metro? Leave your comment below.

January 15, 2017 at 8:17 am

An excellent read! Thanks for much for sharing the Russian metro system with us. We're heading to Moscow in April and exploring the metro stations were on our list and after reading your post, I'm even more excited to go visit them. Thanks again 🙂

December 6, 2017 at 10:45 pm

Hi, do you remember which tour company you contacted for this tour?

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