Ride around Moscow on bicycles. On the same day that unplanned rains hit the city. In the morning I looked at the forecast, nothing foreshadowed, I laid out my umbrella and went to work. And then it began … It dripped, poured, stopped and dripped again. In the evening, the sun seemed to come out. But it’s in the center. A cloud hung over Rizhskaya. It’s risky to go. But I really wanted to see the working fountains on the Krestovsky bridge.
At the same time, I looked at the Rizhskaya lobby after the renovation. I saw the station itself, it opened on May 7, here is the post . Instead of three, there are now four escalators. The number of turnstiles has also been increased, there are seven of them and all of the new generation, like these . They accept single tickets, Troika cards, and bank cards. At the moment, Rizhskaya is the only station where all the turnstiles have been updated.
The Rizhskaya metro station has been familiar to me since childhood, sometimes we went to the dacha from the nearby Rzhevskaya platform. Sometimes, because the trains ran very rarely. Later, the Rzhevskaya platform was renamed, now it is the MCD Rizhskaya station. I really liked the sculpture installed near the subway. For a long time I thought it was Gagarin 🙂
The top of the old water tower is visible; it belonged to the depot of the Riga railway station. The structure is pretty, in certain lighting it looks quite impressive. I didn’t want to cross the road, someday, on occasion, I’ll take a closer look at it.
Another water tower. It supplied water to the Nikolaevka station, and also served to refuel steam locomotives. Perhaps it is she who is described in Sergei Lukyanenko’s novel “Draft”, as a tower located near the railway platform Moscow-3.
Krestovsky bridge on Prospekt Mira. More precisely, it’s an overpass. It was built in 1937 during the construction of the All-Union Agricultural Exhibition (VSHV) and is notable for four fountains. They didn’t work for a long time. Hand on heart, I don’t remember them working at all. And then last week they drove by in a car, they squirt!
We looked at the same Peace Park . Then the house on legs, I will also write about it. We went deeper into the alleys and reached almost the Moscow-3 station. Periodically came across curious objects, such as this house. Some are brick, some are plastered, and those balconies on the corner are wonderful. It seems to be just residential, 2 entrances, 4 floors, 16 apartments, built in 1929.
House on Mira Avenue. It looks like it’s in three pieces. In fact, these are three different houses: 114, 116 and 116a. First, the central part was built, this is 1941. Due to the outbreak of World War II, the house lost its decor and looks very simple. They say that hockey player Valery Kharlamov lived in this house. In 1962, two more houses were added close to the right and left. Moreover, one of them has 9 floors, the other – 10. It is not visually noticeable.
Tyumen is the capital of thermal waters. And you thought!
Already at VDNKh there was a shabby tree. I didn’t notice him before, although I passed and drove past 10 times. This is oak. I’m guessing it was broken by a hurricane. Or maybe lightning struck.
It turns out that the Alekseevsky district is a mysterious territory for me. It seems familiar, but so many unexplored corners. I want to visit the Pyatnitskoye cemetery next time. Behind it is an industrial zone, which is gradually being built up with residential complexes. The industrial zone is adjacent to the railway, behind which – surprise – already Sokolniki Park.
