Type avenue Architect Georgy Sysoev | Length 15 km (9 mi) | |
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Former name(s) Francysk Scaryna avenue Known for central avenue of Minsk Similar Victory Square - Minsk, National Library of Belarus, Akademiya Nauk, Uschod, Nyamiha | ||
Independence Avenue (Belarusian: праспект Незалежнасці, Russian: проспект Независимости) (Praspiekt Niezaliezhnasci) is the main street of Minsk, the capital of Belarus. Independence Avenue crosses Minsk radially from its center towards the North-East. Length of the avenue is about 15 km. Several key landmarks are located at the Independence Avenue (from West to East):
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Map of praspiekt Niezalie%C5%BEnasci, Minsk, Belarus
World Heritage Status
Architectural ensemble of Francysk Scaryna avenue in Minsk (1940's-1950's) is in the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List (Cultural property).
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