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: * Independence Square ** The House of Government **Minsk City Hall ** Church of Saints Simon and Helena **

Belarusian State University Belarusian State University (BSU) ( be, links=no, Белару́скі дзяржа́ўны ўніверсітэ́т, ; russian: links=no, Белору́сский госуда́рственный университе́т) is a university in Mins ...

* KGB Headquarters * October Square ** Palace of the Republic ** Museum of the Great Patriotic War ** Belarus State Circus ** Central House of Officers **Trade Unions Palace of Culture * Aleksander Garden Square * Yanka Kupala Park * Gorky Park * Victory Square * Church of Holy Trinity *

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 ...

* Kalinin Square *

Central Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...

* Čaliuskincaŭ Park *

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,

, Victory Square, October Square and Independence Square. *The avenue's name was changed 14 times.

References

External links

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