Kuybyshev Square

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Kuybyshev Square

The Samara State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre on Kuybyshev Square
Native name	Площадь Куйбышева (Russian)
Former name(s)	Cathedral Square (1894–1924) Communal Square (1924–1935)
Type	Square
Area	15 hectares (150,000 m2)[1]
Location	Samara, Russia
Construction
Completion	1894

Kuybyshev Square (Russian: Площадь Куйбышева, Ploshad' Kuybysheva) is a public square in Samara, Russia, located in the city's historic center between Chapaevskaya, Vilonovska, Galaktionovskaya, and Krasnoarmeyskaya streets in Leninsky District. Kuybyshev Square is one of the largest city squares in the world at fifteen hectares (150,000m²), and is the second largest public square in Russia and in Europe.^[2][3] The Samara State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre and public gardens covering seven hectares are located on the square.