Forget walls of advertisements and the scuttle of rodents carrying pizza; Moscow's magnificent underground stations are the most beautiful in the world. Canadian photographer David Burdeny captured these stunning images of the Russian system during after-hours access to the network.
Moscow's Metro was built in 1935 during the height of Joseph Stalin’s rule. The city had been pleading for a modern transportation system since the turn of the century, but the government refused as the tram network was deemed adequate.
Enjoy the grandeur of some of the stations below...
Taganskaya Metro Station
Kropotinskaya Metro Station
Mayakovskaya Metro Station
Novolobodskaya Metro Station
Prospekt Mira Station
Sokol Metro Station
Sportivnaya Station
Arbatskaya Metro Station
Avoto Metro Station
Belorusskaya Metro Station
Elektrozavodskaya Station
Kiyevsskaya Metro Station
Komsomolskaya Metro Station
Aeroport Metro Station