Moscow Metro Have Launched a Shakespeare-Themed Train

Stepan tutorial, bookbinding, book binding, instructional, Moscow, metro, Shakespeare 0 Comment May 24, 2016

A new Shakespeare-themed train would be in service in the Moscow Underground for six month starting today. Joint project by the British Council and Moscow Metro have resulted in the eighteenth themed train and fourth literary-themed train to be in operation in the Russian capital at the moment.

2016.05.24 - 01 - Shakespeare-Themed Train Launched in Moscow Undergorund

2016.05.24 - 02 - Shakespeare-Themed Train Launched in Moscow Undergorund

2016.05.24 - 03 - Shakespeare-Themed Train Launched in Moscow Undergorund

2016.05.24 - 04 - Shakespeare-Themed Train Launched in Moscow Undergorund

You can find more photos of the train at the Afisha-Daily web site.
(I encourage you to follow the link — these photos are much better than the ones provided by the Moscow government you can see above =))

And that’s how the train design was created: http://www.artlebedev.ru/everything/metro/shakespeare/process/

Some photos of the other literary-themed trains in Moscow Metro:

2016.05.24 - 01 - Literary-Themed Train in Moscow Metro

2016.05.24 - 02 - Literary-Themed Train in Moscow Metro

2016.05.24 - 03 - Literary-Themed Train in Moscow Metro

2016.05.24 - 04 - Literary-Themed Train in Moscow Metro

2016.05.24 - 05 - Literary-Themed Train in Moscow Metro

Photo credit: Moscow government

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