Lomonosovsky Prospekt
 Lomonosovsky Prospekt as viewed from Universitet metro station to the east | |||
| Native name | Ломоносовский проспект (Russian) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 4.3 km (2.7 mi) | ||
| Location |
Moscow, Russia South-Western Administrative Okrug Western Administrative Okrug | ||
| Postal code | 119261 (№ 1-11), 119296 (№ 2-20), 119234 (№ 22-28, МГУ), 119311 (№ 13-23), 119192 (№ 25-43); 119330 (№ 30-40) | ||
| Nearest metro station |
 Universitet Lomonosovsky Prospekt | ||
Lomonosovsky Prospekt is an avenue in Moscow, Russia. It runs from in the east (continuing Nakhimovsky Prospekt) to Mosfilmovskaya Street in the west (after which it continues as ).
The street was named in 1956 after Mikhail Lomonosov,[1] a Russian scientist and active contributor to the founding of Moscow State University whose new campus had been by then constructed in the vicinity of the avenue.
As part of the cancelled (ru), Lomonosovsky Prospekt is a busy chord connecting radial streets, with major crossings such as Leninsky Prospekt and .
The avenue is serviced by two metro stations, Universitet, built in 1959, and another one, bearing the same name as the avenue, that opened in March 2017.
References[]
- ^ Имена московских улиц. М., 1988. С. 187. (in Russian)
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