Mikhailovsky Square
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| Location | Minsk, Belarus |
| Coordinates | 53°53′40″N 27°33′06″E / 53.894451°N 27.551724°E |
| Opened | 1925 |
Mikhailovsky Square (Belarusian Mihajlauski Square) is a public garden in Minsk, Belarus. It is located between Leningradskaya, Sverdlov, Kirov streets and Mikhailovsky lane on the territory of the Oktyabrsky district of Minsk, near the borders of the Moscow and Leninsky districts.[1][2][3]
History
[edit]The square near the Vilensky Market was founded in 1925. In 1934, it was renamed into Mikhailovsky Square. In 1998, it was reopened after reconstruction.
Sightseeing
[edit]The park is famous for the sculptural groups, such as "Girl with an Umbrella" (in memory of the tragedy of May 30, 1999),[4] "Stranger", "Smoker" by sculptor Vladimir Zhbanov.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mikhailovsky Square" (in Russian).
- ^ "Mikhailovsky square in Minsk".
- ^ Вергунов, Аркадий Павлович (2007). Русские сады и парки. Российская академия наук, Главный Ботанический сад им. Н. В. Цицина. ISBN 978-5-02-035582-8.
- ^ "History of sculptures in Mikhailovsky Square" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.
- ^ "Mikhailovsky Square" (in Russian).