October Square, Minsk
| Кастрычніцкая плошча | |
| Kastryčnickaja plošča | |
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| Former name(s) | Central Square |
|---|---|
| Type | Square |
| Location | Independence Avenue, Minsk |
| Nearest metro station | Oktyabrskaya (Октябрьская) |
| Construction | |
| Construction start | 1949 |
| Completion | 1961 |
| Other | |
| Designer | GP Badanov, B. King, L. Mackiewicz, N. Osmolovsky |
| Known for | A Central Square in minsk |
October Square is a square in the center of Minsk, Belarus, which is located between Independence Avenue, Engels streets and International Street. To its east side there are areas limited to buildings of the Palace of Culture of Trade Unions, the Museum of the Great Patriotic War and the Minsk Palace of Republic. Around the Square is the Central House of Officers, the residence of the President of Belarus, and the Yanka Kupala National Academic Theater. On the square are the main metros in Minsk, October, and Kupalovskaya.
History
In September 1952 a monument to Stalin installed on the square in height of 10 m. In 1957. Between the main square and central park were government stands, from which the party and state leadership of the BSSR took parades and welcomed the demonstrations like May 1, Victory Day, and the October Revolution.Therefore the square acquired the status of the city's main square. On November 3 1961, Stalin's monument was demolished, and in 1966 the area was replaced by the opening of a museum built in honor of the Great Patriotic War. In 1984, the area was renamed to October Square and construction of the Palace began on it, which dragged on for 17 years, resulting in the central square of the status being returned to the Lenin Square.
After independence, the area was often the venue for concerts, festivals, as well as socio-political action, in which the area is decorated with the appropriate attributes. From 2000 to today center area of the square put up the highest artificial tree in the country an (height 30 m, diameter 18 m) around which the skating-rink and above the area carried out a festive illumination.
Buildings
Palace of the Republic
The Palace of the Republic is the central building on Oktyabrskaya Square. It is used for conferences, congresses and performances.[1]
Museum of the Great Patriotic War
Museum were Belarus horrors and heroism during WWII are exhibited. The museum first opened on 25 October 1944. Commemorates the end of Nazi occupation.[1]
Residence of the president
The Residence of the incumbent President of Belarus was converted from is the former building of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Belarus to the presidential palace in 1994.[1]
The Minsk Circus
Circus performance with a spectacle of midget acrobats, dubiously trained bears and other leftovers from the 19th Century.[1]
House of Officers
The house of officers was a former red army house made in 1939. It was one of the only buildings made by Soviet architect Losif Langbard that survived the war.[1]
Trade Unions Palace of Culture
The Trade Unions Palace of Culture is a nicely decorated classical style building from 1954. The building now houses two nightclubs.[1]
Photos
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References
Coordinates: 53°54′09″N 27°33′41″E / 53.9025°N 27.5614°E