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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nismok" data-source="post: 10240741" data-attributes="member: 109094"><img src="http://img.weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/coolest-subways-main.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Dark, smelly, filthy and crawling with rats – while this may be an  accurate description of many subway stations and tunnels around the  world, it definitely doesn’t apply to Barcelona’s Drassanes Station,  Stockholm’s Tunnelbana, the Munich U-Bahn or 11 other bold, colorful,  modern and just plain beautiful stations. Travelers taking these trains  can catch a glimpse of a stunning abandoned station in New York, an  ancient river under Athens, a nuclear bunker in North Korea and much  more. Kievskaya Station, Moscow, Russia <img src="http://img.weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/coolest-subways-kievskaya-moscow.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> (images via:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brostad/2774326174/" target="_blank"> bernt rostad</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reibai/4689048881/" target="_blank">reibai</a>) No subway station in the world is quite as elaborate as the ornate  Kievskaya, a Moscow Metro station in the Dorogomilovo District. The  design, which incorporates marble, decorative chandeliers, gold leafing,  scrolled details, mosaics and frescos was chosen in an open competition  and built in 1954. The mosaics celebrate the unity between Russia and  Ukraine. Drassanes Station, Barcelona, Spain <img src="http://img.weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/coolest-subways-drassanes-barcelona.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> (images via: <a href="http://www.thecoolhunter.net/article/detail/1580/metro-station-drassanes-barcelona" target="_blank">the cool hunter</a>) Bright and open with a futuristic feel, the new look of Barcelona’s  Drassanes Station is dramatically different from the dark, aging 1968  infrastructure. Reinvented by ON-A Arquitectura, the station features  lightweight white glass-reinforced concrete coverings that were placed  right on top of the old surfaces. Stockholm Tunnelbana, Sweden <img src="http://img.weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/coolest-subways-stockholm-tunnelbana.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> (images via: <a href="http://www.topeleganthomes.com/swedish-subway-system-stockholm-metro.html" target="_blank">top elegant homes</a>) Stockholm’s incredible metro tunnels feature stations that make the  raw bedrock a bold architectural feature instead of covering it up with  artificial surfaces, giving them the feel of a natural system of  subterranean caverns. Some of the rock walls and ceilings have been  painted with murals, and all 100 stations feature artwork by 140  artists. Munich U-Bahn, Germany <img src="http://img.weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/coolest-subways-munich-ubahn.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> (images via: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/20792787@N00/2921897401/" target="_blank">jaime.silva</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mpk/3280155053/in/photostream/" target="_blank">mike knell</a>) The U-Bahn in Munich is known for its colorful personality, with  rainbow hues painted in many of the tunnels and terminals or applied to  the walls as tiles. First built in 1972, the Munich subway system has  grown to nearly one hundred stations throughout the city, many of which  are designed to modern standards with spacious aisles and decorative  lighting. Nuevos Ministerios, Madrid, Spain <img src="http://img.weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/coolest-subways-madrid-nuevos-ministerios.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> (images via: <a href="http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=397592" target="_blank">skyscraper city</a>) The Madrid Metro is mostly notable for two things: massive murals of  the city’s skyline that make riders feel as if they’re at an  above-ground station, and the giant eyes that stare down ominously from  the pillars. Especially paired with a name like ‘Nuevos Ministerios’  (New Ministries), the station has a vaguely dystopian feel. City Hall Station, New York, New York <img src="http://img.weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/coolest-subways-city-hall-new-york.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> (images via:<a href="http://jalopnik.com/5684329/how-to-see-new-yorks-secret-city-hall-subway-stop" target="_blank"> jalopnik</a>) Passengers willing to take the 6 train all the way past what used to be the last stop in Brooklyn<a href="http://weburbanist.com/2011/01/05/subterranean-history-beautiful-abandoned-nyc-subway-station/" target="_blank"> can now get a special treat</a>:  a glimpse of the stunning, long-abandoned City Hall station, which has  been closed to the public since it shut down in 1945. The train passes  through this station on its way back uptown, and while riders used to be  forced off at the Brooklyn Bridge stop, they’re currently allowed to  stay on. Bilbao Metro, Spain <img src="http://img.weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/coolest-subways-bilbao-metro.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> (images via:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dalbera/3452233426/" target="_blank"> dalbera</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurenmanning/2254441821/" target="_blank">laurenmanning</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/daquellamanera/70829346/" target="_blank">daquella manera</a>) Designed by esteemed architecture firm<a href="http://www.fosterandpartners.com/Projects/0445/Default.aspx" target="_blank"> Foster + Partners</a>,  the Bilbao Metro is is ultramodern yet vaguely organic with glassy,  tubular station entrances at street level and lots of steel in the  underground stations. Known as ‘Fosteritos’, the glass station entrances  have already become an iconic part of the city’s architecture. Dubai Metro Stations <img src="http://img.weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/coolest-subways-dubai-metro.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> (images via: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pyb/4424637435/" target="_blank">~pyb</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/petjam/4350128318/" target="_blank">petjam</a>) Dubai’s 47 railway stations were designed by <a href="http://www.aedas.com/Dubai-Metro" target="_blank">Aedas of Birmingham</a>  to combine both traditional and modern architectural elements. “Their  uniquely shell shaped roof, while modern, invokes the heritage of pearl  diving – this ancient craft that requires skill and bravery brought  early prosperity and is an integral part of Dubai’s history,” says  Engineer Abdul Majid Al Khaja, CEO of the Rail Agency at the Dubai Roads  and Transport Authority. Iidabashi Station, Tokyo, Japan <img src="http://img.weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/coolest-subways-iidabashi-tokyo.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> (images via: <a href="http://www.ventasalud.com/underground-subway-architecture-design-around-the-world/tokyo-iidabashi-station-system/" target="_blank">ventasalud</a>) Completed in 2000, Tokyo’s Iidabashi station is bright, open and  modern with pops of bright green in the form of pillars and a metal web  which <a href="http://www.makoto-architect.com/subway/subway_2e.html" target="_blank">architect Makoto Watanabe</a>  imagines as “interweaving, entangling, expanding, pulsating.” The  outside of the station, at street level, features swirling, organically  shaped metal and glass designs. Toronto Museum Station, Canada <img src="http://img.weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/coolest-subways-toronto-museum.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> (images via: <a href="http://www.dsai.ca/" target="_blank">diamond & schmitt architects</a>) Daniel Libeskind’s addition to the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto is <a href="http://weburbanist.com/pics/aesthetic-artistic-40-stunning-man-made-structures/taking-over/" target="_blank">quite a dazzling sight</a>,  so why have an ordinary subway stop just below it? The station was  redesigned by Diamond & Schmitt Architects to include columns  inspired by artifacts found within the museum. The five column designs  represent Canada’s First Nations, Ancient Egypt, Mexico’s Toltec  culture, Ancient Chinese culture and Ancient Greece. Line A, Prague, Czech Republic <img src="http://img.weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/coolest-subways-prague.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> (images via: <a href="http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2010/10/07/pragues-colorful-metro-stations" target="_blank">colourlovers</a>) The tunnels of Prague’s Line A are covered in a colorful patchwork of  metallic tiles in flat, convex and concave shapes in hues of gold,  silver, green, blue and red; the color scheme differs by station. Pyongyang Subway System, North Korea <img src="http://img.weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/coolest-subways-pyongyang-north-korea.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> (images via:<a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pyongyang_Metro_Ceiling.jpg" target="_blank"> wikimedia commons,</a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46274125@N00/2929129872" target="_blank">yeowatzup</a>) Would you expect one of the world’s most beautiful subway systems to  be located in… North Korea? The deepest metro in the world at 360 feet  below surface level, the Pyongyang metro network is full of colorful  murals of propaganda. Thanks to its depth, the system doubles as an  emergency nuclear bunker, and could keep many of the city’s citizens  safe in the event of nuclear war. Iridanos Archaological Site, Athens, Greece <img src="http://img.weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/coolest-subways-iradanos-athens.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> (images via: <a href="http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=460495" target="_blank">skyscraper city</a>) In a city as ancient as Athens, it’s easy to imagine coming upon one  important archaeological discovery after another if you dig far enough –  and that’s exactly what happened when excavators were working on the  city’s metro system. The ancient Iridanos River, long lost, was one of  those discoveries, found still flowing right where engineers had planned  a subway platform. So, this section of the river – still bearing the  vaulted construction completed sometime around 200 C.E. – has now become  an archaeological display, the largest in any metro station. Visitors  to the green line station platform can walk over the exposed river on a  glass walkway. Bund Sightseeing Tunnel, Shanghai, China <img src="http://img.weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/coolest-subways-bund-sightseeing-tunnel.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> (images via: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/allypark/2345293664/" target="_blank">summer park</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curtsm/5069624877/sizes/m/in/photostream/" target="_blank">.curt</a>) Sure, the Bund Sightseeing Tunnel in Shanghai is a rather cheesy tourist attraction, with what has been <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/china/shanghai/sights/underground/bund-sightseeing-tunnel" target="_blank">described by a Lonely Planet reviewer </a>as  “A slow-moving tram, through a comically low-tech tunnel of antiquated  80′s era rope lights, lasers and car dealership ilk inflatables —  narrated only by a psychotic stream of random words”. However true that  may be, the pictures are still pretty cool to look at, and the tunnel is  definitely among the world’s quirkiest and most unusual.</blockquote>

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