Minsk square

Coordinates: 50 ° 30 ′ 44 ″  N , 30 ° 29 ′ 54 ″  E

Minsk square
Square in Kiev
Map of Minsk Square in Kiev
Basic data
place	Kiev
District	Obolon district
Created	1970 years
Confluent streets	Obolon Prospectus, Marshal Tymoshenka Street
Buildings	Monument to the Archangel Michael
use
User groups	Pedestrian traffic , motor traffic , public transport

The Minsk Square ( Ukrainian Мінська площа / Minska ploschtscha ) is a place in the Ukrainian capital Kiev . The square is the focal point and an important transportation hub in Obolon Raion in northwest Kiev.

Square with Archangel Michael monument

The square, which was laid out in the 1970s, has been named after the Belarusian capital Minsk since 1982 , after which the entire Rajon was named at that time.

Development

On the square there is the Minsk market, the Obolon district administration , the Minska ( Мінська ) underground station , which is served by Line 2 of the Kiev metro , and a monument to Archangel Michael , the patron saint of Kiev. Obolon Prospect ( Оболонський проспект ) and Marshal Tymoshenka Street ( Вулиця Маршала Тимошенка ) cross on the square .

Web links

Commons : Minsk Square  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Square panorama

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Минская-площадь on kievstreets.org , last accessed on March 23, 2014 (Russian)
2. ↑ Description of the location on wek.kiev.ua , last accessed on March 22, 2014 (Ukrainian)