Moscow Metro celebrates 76th anniversary

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I was absolutely amazed at the beautiful mosiacs, frescoes, statues, stained glass, marble, arches and chandeliers in The Metro. I recognized Komsomolskaya and a couple of the others, but there are so many and all are different. I couldn't believe that art like that existed in a 'subway'. I was also a bit intimidated at the size and speed at which the escalators descended from street level to the trains. The Metro is logically laid out like the spokes on a wheel (the hub is Moscow Center or Red Square). I had a map, but there were so many tunnels from which to choose and it seemed like a million people were moving at break-neck speed that I was extremely glad to have a native to guide me or I'd have been like 'Charlie on the M.T.A.'

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