The final station of the Filyovskaya line of the Moscow metro.
Opened May 15, 1935, reopened November 7, 1958
Station code: 054.

It received its current name from the name of the Alexander Garden located at the western wall of the Kremlin, to the exit of which the passage from the station leads.
Until December 24, 1946 it was called “Comintern Street”, until November 5, 1990 - “Kalininskaya”. In 1991, for several days it received the official name “Vozdvizhenka”.

The station is part of the largest interchange hub in the Moscow metro, consisting of four stations. From it you can transfer to the Arbatskaya station of the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line and the Lenin Library of the Sokolnicheskaya line, and through them to the Borovitskaya station of the Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya line. Direct transition no to Borovitskaya station.

The only shallow (7 m) columned four-span station in Moscow. The station has 3 rows of 30 octagonal columns in each section. Distinctive Features are the curvature of the platforms, unique among the stations of the first stage, and the lateral location of the platforms connected by an arched bridge. A station with side platforms had to be built due to the requirement of Professor V.L. Nikolai and Kremlin Commandant R.A. Peterson that the tracks be placed between the Manege and the Kutafya Tower.
Architects A. I. Gontskevich and S. Sulin.
Design engineer V.I. Dmitriev.
The station was erected by Mine No. 31-32 of Mosmetrostroy under the leadership of G. Klimov, M. Terpigorev and I. Zubkov.

The walls of the station are covered with pink marble. The wall cladding ends at a low height and station name signs are placed on the whitewashed wall. The columns (except for the central row) are also lined with marble. Transitional corridors are decorated with white and yellow marble and white tiles. In the foyer connecting the exit to Vozdvizhenka Street, the escalator slope to the Arbatskaya station and the bridge over the tracks of the Alexander Garden, a bust of M.I. Kalinin, installed after the station began to be called “Kalininskaya”.

Station information.

We briefly mentioned how to get to the Kremlin by metro in the article. We remind you that before entering the Kremlin, you need to purchase tickets to visit it. After all, the Kremlin is not only the official residence of the president, but also a museum-reserve. If you do not belong to a preferential category of citizens, then you can visit it for free once a year, on International Museum Day, May 18.

How to get to the Kremlin by metro to the ticket office in the Alexander Garden

Let us clarify that we need to get to the Alexander Garden, where the Kremlin ticket office is located. The Alexander Garden grows along the northwestern wall of the Kremlin. The southern wall of the Kremlin stretches along the Moscow River, and Red Square lies near the northeastern wall. For clarity, here is a view of the Kremlin from a helicopter. The greenery to the left of the Kremlin is the Alexander Garden.

The Kremlin and the Alexander Garden can be easily reached by metro. For a Muscovite or a person familiar with the city, navigating the metro is not difficult. However, this can be difficult for visitors. There is a separate category of citizens, including the author of the article, who suffer from a “severe” disease called “geographical cretinism.” After repeated attacks on the rake of wandering through the dungeons, “experience, the son of difficult mistakes,” came. Armed with pictures of how visual aid and treating patients at high cost, conducting a master class on discovering a particularly significant object, the “Moscow Kremlin cash desk.”

Moscow Kremlin. Which metro station? How to get to the Kremlin

The ticket office is located in the Alexander Garden.

The Moscow Kremlin ticket office in the Alexander Garden is a glass and metal structure in front of the Kremlin wall.

The closest to them are four interchange stations of the Moscow metro. To get to the Alexander Garden, the stations are equally suitable Arbatskaya Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya blue line No. 3; Alexander Garden Filevskaya Blue Line No. 4; Lenin Library red line No. 1 and Borovitskaya gray line No. 9. Here is a clipping from the metro map with the intersection of all four lines.

How to get to the Kremlin by metro. Borovitskaya station

If it's more convenient for you Borovitskaya, follow the signs “Exit to the city to the Russian State Library, to Mokhovaya Street.”

Mokhovaya street. Its view from the exit from the Borovitskaya and Biblioteka metro stations. Lenin"

When you go out onto the street, turn left, go forward and at the monument to F.M. Dostoevsky (to your left) you will see a staircase to the underground passage. In the picture, the discotheque named after Lennon, the library named after Lenin, the Russian State Library is not visible, but the statue of F.M. Dostoevsky standing in front of it is on the left, and the descent you need into the underground passage is visible to the right.

St. Mokhovaya In the photo on the left is a fragment of the monument to F.M. Dostoevsky. Ahead is a sign to the Kremlin and a descent into the underground passage.

Come closer and notice road sign"underground passage"


We went downstairs and in front of you was a vast underground lobby. We don’t pay attention to the tents with all sorts of crap, highly artistic souvenirs and delicacies.

We go forward and, running into the tents, turn right. Then you need to walk along the long underground passage to the end, to the exit to the Alexander Garden.

How to get to the Kremlin by metro. Arbatskaya station

If the station is more convenient for you Arbatskaya Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line, follow the sign: “Exit to the city on Mokhovaya Street, to the State Kremlin Palace. First you will see this pointer:

Then this:

Follow it (a sign with the State Kremlin Palace). Go up the escalator

and be careful! The passage connects two stations - Arbatskaya and Biblioteka im. Lenin. In the center of the tunnel there is an inconspicuous corridor leading to the right, it is indicated by an arrow, but it is easy to miss. The photo shows the transition between the Arbatskaya and Biblioteka stations. Lenin. In the distance to the right hangs the arrow we need.


It’s up close and noticeably larger.


Turning to the right you will see confirmation that “vernoy darogai idete, tavarishi” (c).

How to get to the Kremlin by metro. Biblioteka station Lenin

If you go from the red line, from Libraries named after Lenin Accordingly, you need to follow the signs for the transition to the blue line and the exit to the city on Mokhovaya Street. Here's the pointer. Labels and arrows want to confuse us!


We need a staircase in the center of the hall.


We go up the steps and go along the corridor. In this corridor, passage is only allowed in one direction, so you won’t have to jostle with people you meet.

At the end of the corridor we see this picture.


And we turn sharply to the right. Here, in the wide opening on the right


Once in the underground lobby, look for a long tunnel. It will lead directly to the Alexander Garden and the Kremlin ticket office.

Here is a photo of the tunnel at the exit from the Arbatskaya, Aleksandrovsky Sad and Biblioteka metro stations. Lenin. Tents with all sorts of rubbish things stand in the same place. Behind the tent right hand you need to turn right.


We go further along the underground passage. There is already an inscription here that gives hope that the metro quest will soon end.

The Alexander Garden is located along the western wall of the Kremlin. It covers an area of ​​10 hectares and is a historical monument. Let's take a walk along the Alexander Garden from the Kremlin embankment to Manezhnaya Square.

How to get to the Alexander Garden

The Alexander Garden, as well as the Kremlin, can be reached by metro. Nearest stations:

• "Okhotny Ryad"
• "Lenin Library"
• "Borovitskaya"

Once upon a time, the Neglinnaya River flowed here, on the swampy and mossy banks, and served as a water barrier on the approaches to the Kremlin. The Troitsky and Borovitsky bridges were thrown across it. At that time, the Kutafya tower was surrounded by a defensive ditch filled with water. Nowadays, from the side of the Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge near the Borovitskaya Tower, the rampart that once served as a fortification of the Kremlin walls is clearly visible.

Initially, the gardens near the northwestern walls of the Kremlin were called Kremlin gardens. Alexander Garden appeared on the city map only in 1856. The founding date of the garden is considered to be 1812, when, by order of Emperor Alexander I, work began on the restoration of Moscow. During the reconstruction of the central streets of Moscow and to create a garden, the Neglinnaya River was enclosed in an underground pipe. The landscaping of the future Alexander Garden was implemented according to the design of the architect Osip Bove. The territory was divided into three parts: Upper, Middle and Lower gardens.

The Upper Garden stretched from the Arsenal Tower to the Trinity Gate. The middle garden ran from the Trinity Gate to the Borovitsky Gate. It is interesting that in the middle of the 16th century, on the site of the Middle Garden, there was an “apothecary garden” where medicinal herbs were grown. This was the first attempt to “tame” the herbal kingdom. There was a strict procedure for using medications. First, the medicine was taken by the pharmacist, then by the clerk, and only after that by the sick person. The lower garden was the smallest and had no walking alleys. The garden descended from the Borovitskaya Tower to the banks of the Moscow River. The boundaries between the gardens are clearly visible today.

In the Alexander Garden there are three modern monuments to famous historical figures. The monuments were created in different years by a team led by sculptor Salavat Shcherbakov and architect Igor Voskresensky.

In 2016, a monument to the baptist of Rus', Prince Vladimir the Great, was erected on Borovitskaya Square. The grand opening of the monument took place on National Unity Day.

The grand opening of the monument to Emperor Alexander I took place in 2014. Opposite the monument there is a bronze bas-relief of the events of the Patriotic War of 1812.

The monument to Patriarch Hermogenes of Moscow and All Rus' was opened in 2013. Undoubtedly, the personality of Patriarch Hermogenes is significant in Russian history during the Time of Troubles. The Patriarch actively called for a fight against Polish intervention, sending letters to cities. He blessed the militia, but he was not destined to wait for the liberation of Moscow. Imprisoned in the Kremlin's Chudov Monastery, he died of starvation. His relics were transferred to the Assumption Cathedral of the Kremlin, where they remain today.

Of the ancient buildings in the Alexander Garden, the grotto “Ruins” designed by the architect Osip Bove has been preserved - a monument Patriotic War 1812, as a symbol of victory and restoration of Moscow. The grotto was built using the rubble of Moscow buildings destroyed by the French army.

An obelisk was erected in front of the grotto in honor of the 300th anniversary of the reign of the Romanov dynasty. The date of erection of the obelisk is 1914. It is not surprising that after the revolution, the “Romanov” obelisk, through simple manipulations, turned into an obelisk monument to outstanding thinkers and figures in the struggle for the liberation of the working people. The original appearance of the obelisk was restored 100 years after its foundation.

There is an information center in the Alexander Garden where you can buy tickets for.

Fountains of the Alexander Garden

On the side of Manezhnaya Square in the Alexander Garden there are several modern fountains with sculptures by Zurab Tsereteli.

Geyser fountain. The central place of the fountain is occupied by a sculptural composition of four horses representing the seasons.

Fountain "Canopy". Jets of water form a kind of canopy over the path along which people walk.

Fountain "River Neglinnaya". The fountain received this name due to the fact that it is part of the bed of the Neglinnaya River. In addition to sculptures of heroes of Russian fairy tales, the fountain is equipped with pedestrian bridges, decorative railings and steps that create a cascade of water flow.

Eternal Flame

In addition to the monuments to the Patriotic War of 1812, the memory of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 is immortalized in the Alexander Garden.

In December 1966, on the days of the 25th anniversary of the victory Soviet Army near Moscow, in the Alexander Garden, the ashes of the Unknown Soldier, one of the valiant defenders of the capital, were solemnly buried.
On May 8, 1967, a memorial ensemble was opened over the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The torch, lit in the city of Leningrad on the Field of Mars, was taken to the ancient walls of the Kremlin to light the Eternal Flame in the center of a large tombstone made of polished granite, illuminating a five-pointed star. “Your name is unknown, your feat is immortal,” read the words written by Sergei Mikhalkov on the tombstone. The tombstone of the monument - the grave is topped with a voluminous bronze emblem - a soldier's helmet, a battle flag and a laurel branch. The inscription “1941 To those who fell for the Motherland 1945” is carved on the granite wall.

Here, nearby, there are 12 blocks of dark red porphyry, under each of them there is a capsule with the soil of the hero city. On the blocks there is the name of the city and an embossed image of the medal “ Golden star».
Here, near the Kremlin wall, there is a post of the Guard of Honor at Eternal Flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. This is the main guard post in Russian Federation- Post No. 1. Every day from 8 am to 8 pm military personnel perform guard duty Presidential Regiment. The guards change every hour, regardless of the time of year and weather conditions.

The main entrance to the Alexander Garden is decorated with magnificent cast-iron gates, made according to the drawings of the architect Evgeny Pascal.

It’s good to come to the Alexander Garden in the evening and succumb to the prevailing mood here. The mood at the Alexander Garden is always high; there are always a lot of tourists and strolling Muscovites here; this is one of the many walking places in Moscow. But you shouldn’t plan a walk around the Alexander Garden for the whole day; you can get around it in less than an hour. Therefore, the best option would be to combine this walk with a walk along