莫斯科地铁被称为世界上最壮丽的地铁系统之一，因为那里有许多建材都会让人联想起宫殿或博物馆——比如大理石和花岗岩墙壁、铜柱和奢华的吊灯。在这座俄罗斯最大的城市里，你所见到的这种奢华肌理仅仅是冰山一角。
尽管这里很出名，但莫斯科政府几乎从不允许专业摄影师来这里拍摄这些美丽的画面。 但是在2014年，著名摄影师大卫·布德尼（David Burdney）终于获得了这个机会。他被允许在深夜地铁站关闭后入内，在空无一人的情况下，拍下每一个地铁站最美好的一面。
伯德尼对地铁站最初的兴趣来自于它们在俄罗斯历史上所扮演的独特角色。作为“人民的宫殿”，最早的地铁站作为共产主义的宣传要素于1935年开放。在“全国人民共同建设地铁”的口号下，他们的领袖约瑟夫·斯大林（Joseph Stalin）招募了近7.5万名工人，完成了这个象征着“政府关照人民”的项目。
布德尼跟 MashuMashu 介绍说：“这里的装饰采用了水晶吊灯和钴蓝色玻璃，还有在俄罗斯本都采得的精美红色大理石，宏伟的铜柱和天花板上繁复的石膏浮雕，迫使人们仰起脖子望向光源，并感激斯大林为他们带来这一切。
现今，莫斯科地铁200个车站每天要运送多达900万人次。随着数个扩建计划，该系统的规模预计在2020年将成为世界第一大。
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