Independence Avenue (Minsk)

Independence Avenue
Niezaliežnasci Avenue
View of the avenue
Native nameПраспект Незалежнасці (Belarusian)
Former name(s)Zahariy Street (1801-1812)
New Town Street (1812)
Zahar'evskaya street (1812-1918)
Gaupshtrasse (1918)
Soviet Street (1919)
Adam Mickiewicz Street (1919-1920)
Soviet Street (1920-1941)
Gaupshtrasse (1941-1944)
25 of March Street (1944)
Soviet Street (1944-1952)
Stalin Avenue (1952-1961)
Lenin Avenue (1961-1991)
Francysk Skaryna Avenue (1991-2005)
Independence Avenue (2005-present)[1]
Typeavenue
Length15 km (9.3 mi)
Other
Known forcentral avenue of Minsk

Independence Avenue (Belarusian: Праспект Незалежнасці, romanizedPraspiekt Niezaliežnasci; Russian: Проспект Независимости) is the main street of Minsk, the capital of Belarus. Independence Avenue crosses Minsk radially from its centre towards the northeast. Length of the avenue is about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi).[2]

  1. ^ "Проспект Независимости в Минске за свою историю поменял 14 названий". Archived from the original on 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  2. ^ "5 Curious Facts About Minsk Main Street That Might Become New UNESCO Site - BelarusFeed". BelarusFeed. 2016-09-07. Retrieved 2018-07-01.

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