State Flag Square

State Flag Square
Плошчы Дзяржаўнага сцяга
Type Square
Location Victory Avenue
Construction
Completion July 2, 2013
Other
Designer Anna Aksyonov[1]

State Flag Square (Belarusian:Плошчы Дзяржаўнага сцяга) is a square on Victors Avenue[2] in the city of Minsk, the capital of Belarus. It sits between the BelExpo Exhibition Center.[3]

Inauguration

The Square was opened by President Alexander Lukashenko and Lao President Choummaly Sayasone[4][5] on July 2, 2013, during a ceremony on the square.[6]

Events

Flag

The flag is a 14 by 7 metres (46 by 23 ft) flag of Belarus.[8] The flag is made with special waterproof fabric and weighs 25 kilograms (55 lb).[9] [10] The width of the flagpole is 30 centimeters at the top, and 15 centimeters at the bottom.[11]

See Also

References

  1. ↑ "Anna Aksyonov, chief architect of the project:". http://www.ctv.by. Retrieved 2017-07-2. Check date values in: |access-date= (help); External link in |website= (help)
  2. ↑ "The State Flag Square is located on Pobeditelei Avenue".
  3. ↑ "It lies between Victors Avenue and a renovated BelExpo exhibition center.".
  4. ↑ "Attending the ceremony was President of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Choummaly Sayasone who is in Belarus on an official visit.".
  5. ↑ "Laotian President Choummaly Sayasone, who arrived in Belarus on a state visit the day before, was also in attendance.".
  6. ↑ "State Flag Square inaugurated in Minsk | Latest news of Belarus - politics, society, culture, sport | Belarus News | Belarusian news | Belarus today | Belarus.by". www.belarus.by. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  7. 1 2 3 "The State Flag Square will be used to mark the State Flag and Coat of Arms Day, patriotic events, and take foreign delegations to.".
  8. ↑ "70-meter-high staff displaying a 14-meter-wide and seven-meter-tall national flag.".
  9. ↑ "Президент Беларуси внес свой вклад в реконструкцию Площади Флага в Минске". НОВОСТИ. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  10. ↑ "However, the size and enjoy himself flag 100 square meters, weighing 25 kilograms.".
  11. ↑ "The width of the flagpole - 30 centimeters at the top and a half meter at the bottom.".
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