Lenin Square () is the main square of

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, located in the Tsentralny City District. It consists of Transport and Theater squares.

History

Tsarist period

In 1901 a market square appeared here, it was called the New Market Square (Novaya Bazarnaya Ploshchad). Locals and people from other Siberian cities traded here.Прошлое, настоящее и будущее Базарной площади. Континент Сибирь.
/ref> In 1908, businessman Fedot Makhotin opened the first stationary cinema in the city. It was located on the site of the modern entrance to the

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in the southern part of the present square. In 1911, the

City Trade House City Trade House () is a building in Tsentralny City District of Novosibirsk, Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest co ...

was built on the square.City Trade House. Novosibdom.ru.
/ref> Базарная площадь, Новониколаевск 03.jpg, Trade on the square in 1913

Soviet period

In 1924,

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was constructed in the northern part of the square. From 1926 to 1930, Prombank, Oblpotrebsoyuz Building, Business House and

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were built here. In 1944,

Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre The Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre (the official title is the Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre ()) is a theatre in Novosibirsk and Siberia. It is located at the center of Novosibirsk at Lenin square. The building was c ...

was completed on the square. Lenin Square, Novosibirsk 01.jpg Novosibirsk Tram 1934.png, The square in 1934 Строительство Оперного театра.png, Construction of the theatre

Buildings located on the square

Novosibirsk KrasnyPr Trade House 07-2016 img2.jpg, City Trade House Krasny Avenue 38, Novosibirsk 01.jpg, Building of State Institutions Здание Промбанка Новосибирск.jpg, Prombank Деловой дом, Новосибирск 3.jpg, Business House Госбанк Красный проспект, 27 Новосибирск 2.jpg, Gosbank Building Oblpotrebsoyuz Building, Novosibirsk 001.jpg, Oblpotrebsoyuz Building Novosibirsk KrasnyPr Opera Theatre 07-2016.jpg, Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre

References

{{Reflist Squares in Novosibirsk Tsentralny City District, Novosibirsk