Independence Avenue (Minsk)
The KGB (secret police) Headquarters
Independence Avenue (Belarusian: праспект Незалежнасці, Russian: проспект Независимости) (Praspiekt Niezaliezhnasci) is the main street of Minsk, the capital of Belarus. Independence Avenue crosses Minsk radially from its center towards the North-East. Length of the avenue is about 15 km. Several key landmarks are located at the Independence Avenue (from West to East):
- Church of Holy Trinity, Minsk
- Independence square, Minsk, The House of Government and Minsk City Hall,
- KGB headquarters, Minsk
- October square, Minsk
- Belarus State Circus
- Victory Square, Minsk
- Yakub Kolas Square
- Kalinin square, Minsk
- National Library, Minsk
World Heritage Status
This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on January 30, 2004, in the Cultural category.[1]
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External links
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Coordinates: 53°55′00″N 27°35′09″E / 53.9167°N 27.5858°E
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