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Texas Rangers to offer ‘championship tours’ of Globe Life Field in Arlington

The experience will include a tour of the grounds and a photo opportunity with the commissioner’s trophy..

By SportsDay Staff

7:16 PM on Nov 10, 2023 CST

Following the Texas Rangers ’ run to the franchise’s first World Series title , the team has announced that it will offer championship tours of its home ballpark, Globe Life Field in Arlington.

The experience includes a ballpark tour and a photo opportunity with the Commissioner’s Trophy, the championship trophy awarded to the winner of the World Series.

The team will begin hosting tours on the weekend of Nov. 11-12, and will continue offering them until the last day of January in 2024.

The team is offering two different tours, one a “standard option” with a tour including stops at the press box, media room and visiting clubhouse. The “premium option” includes the same tour stops in addition to 30 minutes of time on the field.

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Country star cody johnson pitches tour to globe life field in arlington.

Cody Johnson will play at Globe Life Field in Arlington on November 9.

Country singer Cody Johnson has added a show at Globe Life Field in Arlington as part of his already-announced Leather Tour, with the new concert taking place on Saturday, November 9.

The Arlington date is one of 10 new stop added to Johnson's tour, bringing the total number of dates to 33. It'll be his only stop in Texas, and one of his few Southern stops, with the majority taking place in northern states or Canada. It'll also be the largest venue on the tour.

Johnson will be joined by special guest Jon Pardi at Globe Life Field, the home of the Texas Rangers. To celebrate the announcement, he will throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the Rangers' game on April 23.

He previously performed at Globe Life Field in 2023 as part of The American Rodeo, and has also played the former home of the Texas Rangers, now known as Choctaw Stadium, many times.

Johnson is in the midst of the best year of his career, releasing his ninth album, Leather , in November 2023, which has spawned the hit single, "The Painter." He's also been nominated for five ACM Awards (taking place in Frisco on May 16), including Entertainer of the Year.

COJONation pre-sale tickets for Arlington concert will be are available beginning on Tuesday, April 23 at 10 am to Thursday, April 25 at 10 pm at CodyJohnsonmusic.com .

The Texas Rangers and Live Nation presales will be open on Wednesday, April 24 at 10 am to Thursday, April 25 at 10 pm at Ticketmaster.com . The public on sale begins at 10 am CT on Friday, April 26.

“Leather Tour” 2024

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• 4-26 Spokane, WA Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
• 4-27 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
• 5-2 Calgary, AB The Scotiabank Saddledome
• 5-4 Abbotsford, BC Abbotsford Ent & Sports Complex
• 5-17 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
• 5-18 Fargo, ND FARGODOME
• 5-31 New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center
• 6-1 Panama City Beach, FL Gulf Coast Jam
• 6-13 Bloomington, IL Tailgate N’ Tallboys
• 6-14 N. Lawrence, OH The Country Fest
• 6-28 Bristol, TN Country Thunder Bristol
• 6-29 Kennesaw, GA Fifth Third Stadium
• 7-11 Ft. Loramie, OH Country Concert @ Hickory Hills Lakes
• 7-13 Chicago, IL Windy City Smokeout
• 7-19 Brooklyn, MI Faster Horses Festival
• 7-20 Monticello, IA Great Jones County Fair
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• 8-9 Oro-Medante, ON Boots & Hearts Music Festival
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• 8-17 Denver, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater
• 9-6 Rapid City, SD Summit Arena at The Monument
• 9-7 Billings, MT MetraPark Arena - First Interstate Arena
• 9-14 Bossier City, LA Brookshire Grocery Arena
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• 9-21 Charleston, SC Credit One Stadium “Cody & Friends”
• 10-11 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
• 10-12 Kansas City, MO T-Mobile Center
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These are the 8 best things to do in fort worth this weekend.

It will be a relatively quiet weekend for new events in and around Fort Worth, but that doesn't mean there's nothing to do. Choices include concerts from an acclaimed pianist, screenings of a new documentary about a renowned actor, an art festival, Star Wars and Harry Potter at the symphony, a funny comedian, back-to-back concerts by a country singer, and a beer festival.

Below are the best ways to spend your precious free time this weekend. Want more options? Lucky for you, we have a much longer list of the city's best events.

Thursday, April 25

The Cliburn presents Gabriela Montero Composer/pianist Gabriela Montero returns to Cliburn Concerts for her first appearance in almost 15 years. An award-winning recording artist and composer, her 2015 album won the Latin Grammy for Best Classical Album, and she is a powerful and eloquent champion for the people of her native Venezuela, often using the power of her gifts of composition and improvisation as a tool of creative dissent. She'll perform at Kimbell Art Museum on Thursday and Tulips FTW on Friday.

Friday, April 26

Magnolia at the Modern: Remembering Gene Wilder Remembering Gene Wilder is a loving tribute to the iconic actor that celebrates his life and legacy as a comic genius, including his first collaboration with Mel Brooks in The Producers , the enigmatic title role in the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory , and his inspired on-screen partnership with Richard Pryor in movies like Silver Streak . It is illustrated by a bevy of touching and hilarious clips and outtakes, never-before-seen home movies, narration from Wilder's audiobook memoir, and interviews with a roster of brilliant friends and collaborators. There will be seven screenings through Sunday at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.

Southlake Women's Club presents Art in the Square The 24th Art in the Square is a fun-filled weekend of art, music, food, spirits, and children’s activities. The event showcases the artwork of 150 juried renowned artists, and also includes the Youth Art tent featuring artwork from high school students of Northeast Tarrant County. There will also be music performances throughout the weekend, including DJ Mike Barbee and Free Fallin, The Tom Petty Concert Experience. The event takes place through Sunday at Southlake Town Square.

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra presents "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" In The Empire Strikes Back , the battle for the galaxy intensifies as Imperial Forces launch an all-out attack on the Rebel Alliance, Han Solo and Princess Leia flee to Cloud City where they are captured by Darth Vader. Luke Skywalker journeys to the mysterious, marshy planet of Dagobah, where the wise Jedi Master Yoda teaches the young hero the ways of the Force. The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra will play John Williams' classic score live as the film plays on a big screen. There will be three performances through Sunday at Bass Performance Hall.

Hyena's presents Sarah Colonna Sarah Colonna became well known as the popular roundtable regular on the late night talk show Chelsea Lately , where she also served as a full-time writer. She as well as a producer, writer, and star of the show’s spin-off scripted series, After Lately . Colonna most recently starred in Netflix’s Insatiable , and recurred in seasons 9 & 10 of Shameless . She has written two books, Life as I Blow It and Has Anyone Seen My Pants? . She'll perform at Hyena's Comedy Club four times through Saturday.

Chris Young in concert True to his name, country singer Chris Young started at a relatively young age, releasing his debut album at the age of 21. He had five straight No. 1 singles from 2009-2011, and his songs have rarely been outside of the top 10 since. He's released nine albums in his career, including the brand-new Young Love & Saturday Nights . He'll play on both Friday and Saturday at Billy Bob's Texas.

Saturday, April 27

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra presents "Harry Potter Children's Suite" At this special morning concert aimed at kids, the audience's eyes will be opened to the magical power of a full orchestra in this musical trip to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, where the orchestra performs favorites from the films, like the mysterious "Hedwig's Theme." The concert takes place at Bass Performance Hall.

Fort Worth Aviation Museum presents Hops and Props Beerfest Hops and Props is the Fort Worth Aviation Museum's annual craft beer tasting festival and fundraiser. The event will feature local brewers, live music, food, family-friendly vendors, airplane rides, games, activities, and more. The event will also showcase many veteran support organizations and family vendors. Proceeds from the one-day event will support the museum's educational and preservation programs.

The Cliburn presents Gabriela Montero at Kimbell Art Museum on April 25 and Tulips FTW on April 26.

Country music artist Cody Johnson to make tour stops near East Texas this fall

E ast Texas native and country music artist Cody Johnson  will be making two stops near the area later this year during his latest tour.

Johnson, of Groveton, has released nine studio albums, including his first six that he self-released. His most recent release, "Leather," came out on Nov. 3, 2023. 

As a part of the “Leather Tour," Johnson is coming to Brookshire Grocery Arena in Bossier City on Sept. 14 and Globe Life Field in Arlington on Nov. 9. 

Presales for Bossier City begin April 30 at  10 a.m. Tickets will go on sale on May 3 at 10 a.m. For the Arlington show, presales start Tuesday, April 23 at 10 a.m. and regular sales begin Friday, April 26 at 10 a.m. 

The show at Globe Life Field will include country music artist Jon Pardi as a special guest. 

He is a two-time Country Music Association award winner and three-time CMT Music Award winner. Johnson also won best new country artist at the iHeartRadio Music Awards in 2023. 

For a full list of tour dates, click here . 

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Moscow Metro

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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Moscow metro private tours.

• 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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Victory Park

Slavic Boulevard

Vystavochnaya

Dostoevskaya

Elektrozavodskaya

Partizanskaya

Museum of Moscow Metro

• 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 .

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• + 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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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

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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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