Strictly speaking, there is no Square of Three Stations on the map of Moscow, but there is Komsomolskaya square, - however, this is just the case when the name of a place de facto is born "from below" and exists regardless of whether it is approved de iure "from above" or not. The area of three stations appeared as a result of the reclaiming of land from local water bodies: until the 1860s (the building of the Nikolaevsky railway station already stood) there was an undried swamp, the Olkhovets river flowed and, finally, there was a large Red Pond, on which in 1697 Peter the Great celebrated the capture of Azov with fireworks. The swamp was drained, the river was channeled into an underground pipe; As for the lake, it was drained only at the beginning of the 20th century, in the interval between the construction of the new Yaroslavsky and the new Kazansky railway stations - the last two "dominants" of this unusual place.
The area of three stations is a unique transport and communication "junction" with which only a similar transport and communication "intersection" of four different underground lines near the Biblioteka im. Lenin. Residents from the northwestern, northern and numerous eastern regions of Russia flock here every day. Sooner or later, this huge walk-through courtyard, grown in a swamp, had to be formalized as a place involved in history. The easiest and most effective way is to install monuments.
PHOTO 1. Once upon a time here, on the western side of the Yaroslavsky railway station, there was a dense sector of stalls. In September 2011 (exactly on the day of the city), a fountain was opened in the cleared space, and a dynamic statue of St. George the Victorious was installed above it - with a spear, on a horse and a defeated serpent under it. This saint became the main character of the coat of arms of Moscow under Ivan III (1462-1505), at the same time when the "two-headed eagle" became the coat of arms of the entire Moscow state. By the way, if you look closely, you can see the main state emblem on the rider's chest. The work of the sculptor S.A. Shcherbakov seems to be truly realistic: every muscle of the horse is "written out", and in George himself it is emphasized not so much holiness as physical strength. you can look at a very worthy icon-painting original.
PHOTO 2. Granite monument to V.I. Lenin is the oldest sculptural image on the Square of three stations. Installed on the east side of the Yaroslavl railway station in 1967. Sculptor A.P. Kibalnikov (1912-1987) portrayed the Leader of the world proletariat in a completely canonical "oratorical" position for him: the left hand is holding the lapel, and the right one is about to jump forward - in a characteristic "Leninist" gesture. 
PHOTO 3. Monument to the Trans-Siberian Railway with a symbolic 0-kilometer is installed near the tracks long distance Yaroslavsky railway station in 2001 - in honor of the 100th anniversary of the longest railway in Russia. The reverse side of the "cube" indicates the distance to Vladivostok - 2298 km. 
PHOTO 4. This group monument dedicated to the "creators of Russian railways" was opened near the Kazansky railway station on August 1, 2013 - on the Day of the Railroad. The sculptor S.А. Shcherbakov (see above) presented six different people who lived for almost 150 years of Russian history: the inventors of the Russian steam locomotive Efim Cherepanov (1774-1842) and his son Miron Cherepanov (1803-1849), the builder of the Tsarskoye Selo railway Franz-Anton von Gerstner (1796-1840), Minister of Railways under Alexander II Pavel Melnikov (1804-1880), Minister of Railways under Alexander III Sergei Witte (1849-1915), Minister of Railways under Nicholas II Mikhail Khilkov (1834-1909). Finally, there is a seventh character here, albeit in the form of a bust - Nicholas I. His presence in this company is justified by the following inscription at the base of the monument: "The All-Russian Emperor Nicholas I signed a decree on the construction of the Moscow-St. Petersburg Railway on February 12, 1842" ... 
PHOTO 5. A bust of the chief architect of the new Kazan railway station, Aleksey Viktorovich Shchusev (1873-1949), stands next to his brainchild, facing Komsomolskaya Square. The construction of the majestic building, the central part of which resembles the Syuyumbike tower in Kazan, began before World War I, but stretched out over decades: 1913-1940. 
PHOTO 6. A bust of the chief architect of the Nikolaev (now - Leningrad) railway station, Konstantin Andreyevich Ton (1794-1881), is also installed next to his creation. The building was built in 1849 and has never been rebuilt since then. 
PHOTO 7. Bust of the chief architect of the new Yaroslavl railway station Fyodor Osipovich Shekhtel (1859-1926). Another talented "Russian German" who supported the Russian Empire. Modern building The Yaroslavsky railway station in the neo-Russian style with elements of the "Northern Art Nouveau" was built in 1904. 
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All photos were taken on 05/01/15.
The country: Russia
Town: Moscow
Nearest metro: Komsomolskaya
Was passed: 2003 r.
Sculptor: Shcherbakov S.A.
Description
The monument to Pavel Petrovich Melnikov, the creator of Russian railways and the first Minister of Railways of Russia, is a large bronze sculpture of the minister in full growth, installed on a columnar granite pedestal. Pavel Petrovich is depicted dressed in a ceremonial ministerial uniform with all orders on his chest for services to the fatherland. His left hand is set aside, in his right hand he holds a scroll with a tsarist decree on the beginning of the construction of the first railway in Russia between St. Petersburg and Moscow, to which he persuaded Nicholas I with great difficulty.
There is a commemorative inscription on the pedestal in gilded letters: “Pavel Petrovich Melnikov, the first Minister of Railways of Russia”. Small steps lead to the foot of the monument. Not far from the monument, on the memorial alley, there are two large bas-reliefs of maps of the railways of Russia and the main railway stations.
History of creation
The monument was erected in 2003 on Komsomolskaya Square, enclosed between three stations on the initiative of the Russian Railways.
How to get there
Arrive at the Komsomolskaya metro station (circular line) and get off at the Leningradsky railway station on Komsomolskaya square. In a small park in the center of Komsomolskaya Square you will find a monument to Pavel Petrovich Melnikov.
Komsomolskaya Square (until 1933 was called Kalanchevskaya Square) is a square in Moscow where three stations are located at once: Leningradsky, Yaroslavsky and Kazansky. Also popularly called the Square of Three Stations, in which they wanted to rename it in 2003. But the matter did not go beyond talk.
It's easy to get to the square, and many probably know about it, but pass by. You can get out on it from the underground pedestrian crossing leading from the Komsomolskaya metro station of the same name, Sokolnicheskaya or Koltsevaya line.
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A dull gray building with the words "Russian Railways" on the roof is the information and computing center of the Moscow railway. It was built in 1980 by the architect V.A. Nesterov and engineer A.L. Velkin.
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There are two commemorative plates near the fountain.
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One of them with a diagram of the main highways of the railway network Russian Federation.
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And the other shows the first railway line from Moscow to St. Petersburg in the middle of the 19th century.
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From the square you can see several skyscrapers of Moscow at once: the closest is the former Leningradskaya hotel (now it is Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya), behind it is the RVM Megapolis business center (the former Domnikov, built in 2009), and farther on is the Stalinist skyscraper at the Red Gate.
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On August 2, 2003, a monument to the first Minister of Railways P.P. Melnikov was unveiled on the square (author - S. Shcherbakov).
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There is also the administrative complex of OJSC "Russian railways", consisting of three adjacent and interconnected multi-storey buildings. high building has 28 floors.
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Let's take another look at the fountain, opened in 2003.
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Let's take a look at the three stations located around Komsomolskaya Square. The oldest is, of course, the Leningradsky railway station. The building was built in 1844-1849 according to the project of the architect K.A. Ton. From 1855 to 1923 it was called the Nikolaevsky railway station.
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The modern building of the Kazan railway station was built in 1913-1940. Before that, it was called Ryazan Station.
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Clock with zodiac signs at the Kazan station:
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The building of the Yaroslavl railway station was also rebuilt. The modern building was built in 1902-1904 (architect - F.O. Shekhtel). The station changed its name several times: from the moment of its opening in 1862 and until 1870 it bore the name Troitsky Station, in 1870-1922 - Yaroslavsky, in 1922-1955 - North Station and from 1955 - Yaroslavsky again.
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Between the Leningradsky and Yaroslavsky railway stations there is a ground entrance hall of the Komsomolskaya metro station, opened in 1952.
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Having once again looked at the square from the monument to P.P. Melnikov, we will go to the new fountain, which is located behind the underground lobby of the metro.
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The fountain was opened quite recently - on September 4, 2011, on the day of the city. Previously, there were stalls here. Now, in my opinion, it has become much cleaner and more pleasant.
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In the center of the fountain there is a sculpture depicting the coat of arms of Moscow - George the Victorious. Author - S. Shcherbakov.
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Around the fountain there are such plates with the names of all the stations in Moscow.
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