Includes bibliographical references and index.

The moscow metro comprises a route net-work with a total length of 320 km and is the most facinating underground transportation system in the world. Each year more than 2,4 billion passengers use almost 200 stations wihch are rich in architectural design. The aim is for a further 80 km - that is a quarter of the current network - to be connected by 2017. the metro of the russian capital is thus on the threshold of an enlargement which be the largest in its history. This elaborately designed illustrated book focuses on the architecture and its associated design from the signage. to the logo branding, to the many printed materials. Three text contributions conseder the underground world of traffic engineering in terms of construction history and both from the point of view of the chief architect of Moscow and from the point of view of the design bureau which lent the metro its unmistakable character.