History of station
"Mayakovskaya" was opened in September, 1938. But uniqueness of her project was noted several more years in Paris at the World Fair earlier, and at an exhibition in New York the unique project of station has received the Grand Prix. After the station was constructed, her draft was introduced to the anthology of the chosen works of world architecture.
In November, 1941 at station have held solemn meeting in honor of anniversary of October revolution where the report was made by Joseph Stalin. The meeting took place when fascists attacked Moscow. Throughout the Great Patriotic War "Mayakovskaya", as well as many stations of Moscow Metro, became an air-raid shelter.
At the end of the XX century the station already had the status of the Monument of architecture, and at the beginning of HH_ of century has been entered in the list of historical and cultural monuments of local value. A few years ago at station have for the first time carried out complex reconstruction of the southern lobby – have replaced escalators and communications, have established modern turnstiles. At the same time have tried to return as much as possible stations initial shape.