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The World's Best Communist Subways

June 2, 2008 at 10:45 AM | 1 Comment

Wired has a gallery featuring photos of some of the world's "most impressive" subway systems. Moscow clearly wins best in show with "chandeliers, marble moldings and elaborate murals" in some of the city's stations. Opulent subways must be a Communist thing, because Moscow's seems quite similar to the infamous Pyongyang Metro in North Korea.

Perhaps Pyongyang's public transit system was missing from Wired's list because foreigners are only allowed to tour it on closely guarded single-station trips. Still, the photos that have emerged from the secretive North Korean subway show more chandeliers, marble columns and great propaganda murals such as "The Great Leader Kim Il Sung Among Workers."

If seeing inspirational artwork during your morning commute doesn't get your day started off right, maybe you'd prefer a refreshing river cruise?

Related Stories:
· Gallery: The World's Most Impressive Subways [Wired]
· Pyongyang Metro [Official Site]
· Public Transportation coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo of the Pyongyang Metro: Pricey]

Where: Pyongyang, North Korea

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Author Photo: Hunter Walker by Hunter Walker

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  1. amandak

    Jaunted Member
    June 3, 2008 at 1:23 AM




    Russian subways ...

    ... have truly gorgeous stations - I think Moscow has the best but St Petersburg has a few nice ones too. And you're right that it's a communist thing, but I always found it pretty depressing - if I was a citizen in a communist regime, the message that "all is good in the world" that the leaders wanted to give with these beautiful subway stations would have fallen a bit flat when I had to stand in a long line for bread. I'll happily take my subway stations ugly :-)

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