Maryina Roshcha: from the theatre to the metro
A walk through a historic district with a theatre, a tunnel and a metro station
Stories along the route
Сатирикон (театр) · 0.1 km
You are standing in front of a building that bears the name of a great satirist, but the theatre itself is a story about a son who carried on his father's work. The Satirikon hasn't always been a Moscow institution.
Марьина Роща (станция метро, Люблинско-Дмитровская линия) · 0.4 km
You are standing at the entrance to a station that for many years was a dead end. Imagine: it's 2010, June, a new section of the line has just opened, and trains arrive here to turn around and head back.
Шереметьевский тоннель · 0.5 km
You are standing at the entrance to the Sheremetyevsky Tunnel, and perhaps you never realized that beneath your feet lies an entire underground city for cars.
Сущёвский Вал · 0.8 km
Вы стоите на Сущёвском Валу, и само название этой улицы — как отпечаток давней истории. Когда-то здесь проходила граница Москвы, и вал был не просто дорогой, а настоящей преградой.
Марьина Роща (станция метро, Большая кольцевая линия) · 1.5 km
You are standing at the entrance to a station that hides a real record underground. This is Maryina Roshcha on the Bolshaya Koltsevaya line — and probably the deepest and, at the same time, the 'longest' descent in the M…