«AN APPEARANCE CONSISTENT WITH THE CAPITAL CITY»

Abstract

[For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version)].ABSTRACT 120 years ago, Emperor Nicholas II gave a green light to the construction project of Moscow Circle Railway. The uniqueness of this road was that, as an object of the urban environment of the capital city, it should have an architectural ensemble of buildings, railway stations, infrastructure facilities, bridges, suitable for status purposes, and carry out passenger and freight traffic that meet the needs of the population. The article shows the main stages of project implementation, features of architectural solutions, a retrospective of development of the ring railway system up to the present day, including the largest reconstruction and modernization works of recent years. Keywords: Moscow, circle railway, history, construction, architecture, creators, stations, bridges, reconstruction.