Independence Avenue ( be, праспект Незалежнасці, russian: проспект Независимости) (''Praspiekt Niezaliežnasci'') is the main street of
Minsk
Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...
, the capital of
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...
. Independence Avenue crosses Minsk radially from its centre towards the North-East. Length of the avenue is about .
Notable landmarks
Key landmarks located from West to East:
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Independence Square
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The House of Government
**Minsk City Hall
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Church of Saints Simon and Helena
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Belarusian State University
Belarusian State University (BSU) ( be, links=no, Белару́скі дзяржа́ўны ўніверсітэ́т, ; russian: links=no, Белору́сский госуда́рственный университе́т) is a university in Mins ...
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KGB Headquarters
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October Square
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Palace of the Republic
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Museum of the Great Patriotic War
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Belarus State Circus
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Central House of Officers
**Trade Unions Palace of Culture
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Aleksander Garden Square
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Yanka Kupala Park
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Gorky Park
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Victory Square
*
Church of Holy Trinity
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Yakub Kolas Square
The Yakub Kolas Square ( be, Плошча Якуба Коласа - ''Plošča Jakuba Kolasa'') is a square in Pershamayski District of Minsk, located on the crossing of Independence Avenue, Yakub Kolas street and Vera Khoruzhaya street. The sq ...
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Kalinin Square
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Čaliuskincaŭ Park
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National Library of Belarus
The National Library of Belarus ( be, Нацыянальная бібліятэка Беларусі, Natsyyanal'naya bibliyateka Byelarusi, russian: Национальная библиотека Беларуси, Natsional'naya biblioteka Belar ...
.
World Heritage status
Architectural ensemble of Francysk Scaryna avenue in Minsk (1940s-1950s) is in the
UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List
A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ...
(Cultural property).
Interesting facts
* Independence avenue crosses five different squares on its path:
Kalinin Square,
Yakub Kolas Square
The Yakub Kolas Square ( be, Плошча Якуба Коласа - ''Plošča Jakuba Kolasa'') is a square in Pershamayski District of Minsk, located on the crossing of Independence Avenue, Yakub Kolas street and Vera Khoruzhaya street. The sq ...
,
Victory Square,
October Square and
Independence Square.
*The avenue's name was changed 14 times.
References
External links
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Buildings and structures in Minsk
Streets in Minsk