Khodynka Field
Khodynka Field (Russian: Ходынское поле, Khodynskoye pole) is a large open space in the north-west of Moscow, at the beginning of the present day Leningradsky Prospect. It takes its name from the small Khodynka River which used to cross the neighbourhood.
Clockwise from top: Khodynka Field park, Houses on the Khodynka Field, VEB Arena, CSKA Metro station, Aviapark, Megasport Palace | |
| Native name | Ходынское поле (Russian) |
|---|---|
| Location | Moscow Northern Administrative Okrug North-Western Administrative Okrug |
| Nearest metro station | Aeroport Dinamo Sokol Oktyabrskoye Polye Begovaya Polezhayevskaya Shchukinskaya CSKA |
The field is close to several Moscow Metro stations including Dinamo and Aeroport on the Zamoskvoretskaya Line, and Oktyabrskoe Pole on the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya Line, which is named after Khodynka field.
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