Independence Avenue (Minsk)

Independence Avenue
	Belarusian: праспект Незалежнасці
	Niezaliežnasci Avenue
	View of the avenue
Former name(s)	Zahariy Street (1801-1812) ; New Town Street (1812); Zahar'evskaya street (1812-1918); Gaupshtrasse (1918); Soviet Street (1919); Adam Mickiewicz Street (1919-1920); Soviet Street (1920-1941); Gaupshtrasse (1941-1944); 25 of March Street (1944); Soviet Street (1944-1952); Stalin Avenue (1952-1961); Lenin Avenue (1961-1991); Francysk Skaryna Avenue (1991-2005) Independence Avenue (2005-to the present)[1]
Type	avenue
Length	15 km (9 mi)
Other
Known for	central avenue of Minsk

Independence Avenue (Belarusian: праспект Незалежнасці, Russian: проспект Независимости) (Praspiekt Niezaliežnasci) is the main street of Minsk, the capital of Belarus. Independence Avenue crosses Minsk radially from its center towards the North-East. Length of the avenue is about 15 km.^[2]

Notable landmarks

Key landmarks located from West to East:

Independence Square: The House of Government and Minsk City Hall).
KGB headquarters.
October square (Palace of the Republic).
Aleksander Garden Square.
Yanka Kupala Park.
Belarus State Circus.
Gorky Park.
Victory Square.
Church of Holy Trinity.
Yakub Kolas Square.
Kalinin Square.
Central Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.
Čaliuskincaŭ Park.
National Library of Belarus.

World Heritage Status

Architectural ensemble of Francysk Scaryna avenue in Minsk (1940s-1950s) is in the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List (Cultural property).^[3]

Interesting facts

Independence avenue crosses five different squares on its path: Kalinin Square, Yakub Kolas Square, Victory Square, October Square and Independence Square.^[2]
The avenue's name was changed 14 times.^[4]

References

↑ https://news.tut.by/society/199971.html?crnd=94972
1 2 "5 Curious Facts About Minsk Main Street That Might Become New UNESCO Site - BelarusFeed". BelarusFeed. 2016-09-07. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
↑ Convention concerning the protection of the world cultural and natural heritage (PDF). UNESCO. 2014. p. 18.
↑ "Проспект Независимости в Минске за свою историю поменял 14 названий". TUT.BY (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-07-02.

External links

Media related to Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 53°55′00″N 27°35′09″E / 53.9167°N 27.5858°E / 53.9167; 27.5858

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[1] ttps://news.tut.by/society/199971.html?crnd=94972

[:0-2] 1 2 "5 Curious Facts About Minsk Main Street That Might Become New UNESCO Site - BelarusFeed". BelarusFeed. 2016-09-07. Retrieved 2018-07-01.

[UNESCO-3] Convention concerning the protection of the world cultural and natural heritage (PDF). UNESCO. 2014. p. 18.

[4] "Проспект Независимости в Минске за свою историю поменял 14 названий". TUT.BY (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-07-02.