Dinamo (Russian:Дина́мо) is aMoscow Metro station on theZamoskvoretskaya line. It opened on 11 September 1938 as part of the second stage of the system.[1] It was named for the formerDinamo Stadium, the home stadium ofFC Dynamo Moscow. Passengers may transfer directly to theBolshaya Koltsevaya line viaPetrovsky Park station.
It was the deepeststation inMoscow Metro from 1938 until 1944.
Dinamo is underLeningradsky Avenue in theAeroport District of Moscow near Petrovsky Park and thePetrovsky Palace. TheVTB Arena was built on the same site and Dinamo Stadium adjacent to the station.
The station is situated at a depth of 39.6 metres (130 ft) and follows a tri-vaulted deep-level pylon design. Designed by Yakov Lichtenberg (ru) and Yury Revkovsky, the station features a sport-themed decoration withbas-reliefs designed by Ye. Yason-Manzer depicting sportsmen in various practices in the vestibules and the central hall.
The pylons, faced with red tagilianmarble andonyx haveporcelain medallions also showing sportsmen. The walls are faced with onyx, white and grey marble, neatly tiled together. The floor is revetted with black marble, although the platforms were initially covered with asphalt.
There are two identical vestibules, each on the northern side of the Leningradsky Avenue, and the architect for the vestibules wasDmitry Chechulin.
There is an underground walkway between Dinamo and Petrovsky Park stations that eased transfers between the stations. That walkway opened on 29 December 2020.[2]
In 1940, physicistsGeorgy Flyorov andKonstantin Petrzhak used the station for their observations of the decay ofuranium. The depth of the station reduced the potential effect of cosmic rays in their work. Working at night, the pair discoveredspontaneous fission.[1]