Month: July 2016
Moscow House of Books, Московский дом книги
If you have been following this blog for a while, you would know that I(Chris) like to check out local bookstores when visiting a new city/country. For example, in Budapest, London, Kuala Lumpur… for more bookstores, click on Books to find them. In Moscow, I stumbled upon this massive bookstore after having dinner in the touristy…
Moscow metro, part 3 – Московско метро snapshots
If you have been following the blog, you would have read about two Moscow metro stations – Komsomolskaya and Mayakovskaya – as well as the exhibition Subterranean Monument at the museum of architecture. Click on it to read. As I did not really have a chance to explore many of the interesting stations during my…
Moscow metro, part 2, Маяковская
Mayakovskaya (Маяковская) is considered to be one of the most beautiful in the Moscow metro system. The name as well as the design is a reference to Futurism and its prominent Russian exponent, the poet Vladimir Mayakovsky. The station was built as part of the second stage of the Moscow Metro expansion, opening on 11…
Moscow Metro (Московско метро): Subterranean monument
The Shchusev State Museum of Architecture is presenting an exhibition of the original plans and photos of the Moscow Metro (Метро, March 17, 2016 – August 14, 2016). It will close in less than a month’s time. So go see it or click here to visit the museum’s web site. The Shchusev Architecture Museum is celebrating…