These are neither palaces nor museums...they are Moscow metro stations

ArabiaWeather.com - Ismail Al Qasimi - Moscow may be known to some for its stunning architecture on its streets ranging from the Kremlin Palace to many other buildings, but most people probably don't realize that there is another world of luxury design tucked underground.

For his latest exhibition Bright Future, Canadian architect and photographer David Bordney has published stunning images revealing historic metro stations in Moscow and St Petersburg, Russia.

The Moscow and St. Petersburg metro was one of the most important projects undertaken by the Soviet Union in 1935, and the architects were directed to accomplish their designs so that it would be a stunning future for the two cities, so the stations were a collection of impressive artistic achievements of polished marble and chandeliers.

And while many photographers tried before to take beautiful pictures of the stations, and it was difficult during the day when the metro train network is full of passengers, the Canadian photographer managed in his new series to secure better photography after the metro hours, which was not an easy task, and in some cases it was Only able to work for 20 minutes after 2am.