Peremohy Square

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The Victory Square (Ukrainian Площа Перемоги / Ploschtscha Peremohy ) or Peremohy Square is a square in the Ukrainian capital Kiev.

Location

Victory Square is a major transportation hub in the Shevchenko Raion open out to the west of the Kiev City on the ten roads, including the Taras Shevchenko Boulevard and Peremohy prospectus.

History

The scale in the middle of the 19th century square is named war after the victory in the Great Patriotic War.

From 1867 on, he was called Halyzkaplatz ( Galician place), in 1905, he was named Powstannja Square ( Uprising Square) and since 1952 he is wearing its current name.

Development

The square is dominated by buildings in the style of Soviet architecture. Worth mentioning the 1960 is built in neoclassical style, designed for 2,000 spectators building of the National Circus of Ukraine ( Національний цирк України ), which at that time the largest domed building of the city, the 17 -storey hotel " Lybid " as well as the department store "Ukraine".

Obelisk in honor of the city of Kiev

The 43 -meter-high " obelisk in honor of the city of Kiev" 50.447021430.4916149 is a reinforced concrete, clad with white marble obelisk with gilded Soviet star on its tip. It received its name from the city of 1965 conferred title of " Hero City ", which she had acquired in the Great Patriotic War. On the 40th anniversary of the victory in 1985 he was placed in the center of the square.