Government House and the Lenin Statue on Independence Square.

This is a list of squares in the city of Minsk, capital of Belarus.

List of squares

Name Image District Coordinates Created Streets Landmarks
Independence Square[1] Maskowski 53°53′44″N 27°32′52″E / 53.8956°N 27.5478°E / 53.8956; 27.5478 1964 Independence Avenue
October Square[2] Kastrychnitski 1961 Independence Avenue
Yakub Kolas Square Pyershamayski 53°54′56″N 27°34′57″E / 53.91556°N 27.58250°E / 53.91556; 27.58250 1936 Independence Avenue
Victory Square[3] Partyzanski 53°54′30″N 27°34′28″E / 53.90833°N 27.57444°E / 53.90833; 27.57444 1947 Independence Avenue
  • Victory Monument
Kalinin Square Pyershamayski District 53°55′25″N 27°36′28″E / 53.9235°N 27.6079°E / 53.9235; 27.6079 1973 Independence Avenue
State Flag Square[4] Tsentralny District 2013 Victors Avenue
Bangalore Square[lower-alpha 1] Savyetski District 1973 Maxim Bogdanovich Street
  • Park of the Friendship of Peoples
Aliaksandraŭski Garden Square Leninsky District 1836
Freedom Square Tsentralny District 1901
Francišak Bahuševič Square[6] Maskowski District 1970s
Jubilee Square[7] Tsentralny District 1826
Kazintsa Square Kastrychnitski District 1970s
8 March Square[8] Tsentralny District 1931
Myasnikov Square[9][10] Maskowski District 1914

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The square bears the name of the Indian city of Bangalore, which has been a sister city of Minsk since 1973. It was previously called Gorky Square. In turn, one of the squares in Bangalore is named after the Belarusian capital.[5]

    References

    1. ↑ "PHOTO: Immense Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus". 15 November 2017.
    2. ↑ "Oktyabrskaya (October) Square | Sightseeing | Minsk".
    3. ↑ Minsk Victory Square at official site of the Republic of Belarus
    4. ↑ "State Flag Square inaugurated in Minsk | Latest news of Belarus - politics, society, culture, sport | Belarus News | Belarusian news | Belarus today | Belarus.by". www.belarus.by. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
    5. ↑ Фотография площади с высоты птичьего полета
    6. ↑ "Круг как на Бангалор, ужасный асфальт, затор на проспекте: какой стала площадь Богушевича - Авто Onliner". 15 June 2020.
    7. ↑ Юбилейная площадь
    8. ↑ "Неизвестные и малоизвестные площади Минска: топонимика, история и развитие | Информационно-справочный портал Беларуси - interfax.by" (in Russian). www.interfax.by. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
    9. ↑ "Мясникова площадь (Улицы Минска) - Минск online". ato.by. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
    10. ↑ kudago. "Площадь Мясникова" (in Russian). KudaGo.com. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
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