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October Square, Minsk
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October Square (Russian: Октябрьская площадь; Belarusian: Кастрычніцкая плошча) is a square in the center of Minsk, Belarus, which is located between Independence Avenue, Engels streets and International Street. To its east side there are areas limited to buildings of the Palace of Culture of Trade Unions, the Museum of the Great Patriotic War and the Minsk Palace of Republic. Around the Square is the Central House of Officers, the residence of the President of Belarus, and the Janka Kupała National Academic Theater. On the square there are the main metro stations in Minsk: Kastryčnickaja and Kupawaŭskaja.[1]
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Native name | Кастрычніцкая плошча (Belarusian) |
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Former name(s) | Central Square |
Type | Square |
Location | Independence Avenue, Minsk |
Nearest metro station | Kastryčnickaja (Кастрычніцкая) |
Construction | |
Construction start | 1949 |
Completion | 1961 |
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Known for | Being a central square in Minsk |
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