Independence Avenue (Minsk)

Independence Avenue (Belarusian: праспект Незалежнасці, Russian: проспект Независимости) (Praspiekt Niezaliežnasci) is the main street of Minsk, the capital of Belarus. Independence Avenue crosses Minsk radially from its centre towards the North-East. Length of the avenue is about 15 km.[2]

Independence Avenue
Niezaliežnasci Avenue
View of the avenue
Native nameBelarusian: праспект Незалежнасці
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 mi)
Other
Known forcentral avenue of Minsk

Notable landmarks

Key landmarks located from West to East:

World Heritage Status

Architectural ensemble of Francysk Scaryna avenue in Minsk (1940s-1950s) is in the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List (Cultural property).[3]

Interesting facts

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References

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