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1Squares and streets

Independence Square

Date: 2002
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On these routes: Independence Avenue

Independence Square is a square in Minsk, Belarus. It is one of the landmarks on Independence Avenue. The National Assembly of Belarus and Minsk City Hall are on this square. During the period of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic it was called Lenin Square. It is currently one of the largest squares in Europe. The Minsk Metro’s Ploshcha Lyenina station opens to the square, and the area is also serviced by the 1, 69, and 119с busses, among several others.

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Text: introduction of the Wikipedia article Independence Square, Minsk, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence (authors: article history). Facts: Wikidata (CC0). Coordinates: Wikidata, map background © OpenStreetMap contributors.