Five Corners, Murmansk

Five Corners (Russian: Пять Углов) is the main square of Murmansk, Russia. From 1977 until December of 1990 it was formally named "Soviet Constitution Square",[1] but this name never caught on.

The following buildings are located on the square:

Until the mid-1980s, there were many two-story wooden houses around the square. The last of these was demolished after the construction of the Hotel Arctic.

References

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Russian Wikipedia.
  1. ^ Kiselev, A.; Tulin, M. A. (1991). "2 (Пласты лет) [2 (Layers of Years)]". Улицы Мурманска [Streets of Murmansk]. Murmansk: Murmansk Publishing House. ISBN 5-85510-116-9.  (Russian)