Soborna Square (Dnipro)
Coordinates: 48 ° 27 '25 " N , 35 ° 3' 54" E
| Soborna Square Соборна площа |
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 Transfiguration Cathedral in Soborna Square |
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| Basic data | |
| place | Dnipro |
| Created | 1786 |
| Hist. Names | Oktoberplatz |
| Buildings | Transfiguration Cathedral |
| use | |
| User groups | Pedestrian traffic , leisure |
| Technical specifications | |
| Square area | 120,000 m² |
The Soborna Square ( Ukrainian Соборна площа ) is the oldest and most historically significant place on Dmytro-Jawornyzkyj Prospect in Dnipro ( district Sobor ) and is home to architectural monuments of national importance. Its area is also worth highlighting, because with its 120,000 m² it is one of the largest squares in Europe.
history
The square, which was first planned by the French architect Claude Geru ( Russian Клод Геру ) in 1786, was developed in the first urban plan for what was then Yekaterinoslav. In its more than 200-year history, the appearance of the square has been changed many times, both architecturally and scenically. It is home to at least four different architectural styles , including classicism and art nouveau .
As often as its appearance has been changed, the name has also been changed. In the first urban planning plans , the square was still called Cathedral Square / "Domplatz" ( Russian Соборная transcription "Sabornaja"). In the middle of the 19th century the local residents called the square the “fairground” ( Russian Ярмарочная (площадь) ). After the opening of the Transfiguration Cathedral , the name of the square was changed back to "Cathedral Square" ( Russian Соборная ), and this was retained by the square until the October Revolution , in the course of which the square was given its current name "October Square" in 1919.
Design and development
The following buildings are located in the area of today's square:
- The Dnipro Historical Museum
- The diorama of the Battle of the Dnieper
- The Transfiguration Cathedral ( Ukrainian Спасо-Преображенський кафедральний собор )
- The Monument to the Fallen Defenders of Law and Order ( Russian Мемориал памяти погибшим защитникам правопорядка )
- The Museum of the History of the Komsomol (see Komsomol ) (Russian Музей истории комсомола)
- The largest collection of so-called "stone babas" ( Ukrainian Баби кам'яні ) or ( Russian каменные бабы ) in Ukraine.
Web links
- Article on the individual buildings, monuments and avenues of the square (Russian) , accessed June 16, 2013
- History of Soborna Square (Russian) , accessed June 16, 2013
- Photo album of the city administration on Soborna Square , accessed on June 16, 2013
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article of the city administration with Maxim Kawun candidate of the natural sciences at the National University of Dnipropetrovsk from January 27, 2012 ( Memento of the original from November 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed June 23, 2013
- ↑ a b Article about the park on Gorodinfo.org.ua ( Memento of the original from February 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed June 16, 2013
- ↑ Article about the park on tourdnepr.com , accessed on June 16, 2013
