From Proletarskaya to Krestyanskaya Zastava: metro, sculptures and lanes
A walk from Proletarskaya metro station through Krestyanskaya Zastava Square and the surrounding area
Stories along the route
Пролетарская (станция метро, Москва) · 0.0 km
You're standing at the entrance to Proletarskaya, and you may never have realized that this station is part of a huge underground artery linking east and west Moscow.
Крестьянская Застава (станция метро) · 0.1 km
You are standing on a square that gave its name to the station beneath your feet — and this is no coincidence, but part of a major transport hub.
Крестьянская Застава (площадь) · 0.5 km
You are standing in the very heart of a square that once bore a completely different name — Spasskaya Zastava. Imagine: until 1919 this was the border of Moscow, and it was right here, at the Kamer-Kollezhsky Rampart, th…
Рабочий (скульптура) · 0.7 km
In front of you is not just a concrete figure, but a true witness of an era, standing frozen in this square since 1925.
Зонточный переулок · 1.2 km
Вы стоите там, где когда-то шумел Зонточный переулок, но сейчас от него не осталось и следа. Представьте: ещё в XIX веке здесь была обычная безымянная улочка, которую называли то Безымянной, то 1-й Безымянной.