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Svobody Square
The triangular shaped
plaza
swamps in the green of old trees. Before WW1 it was the central
city square with a small park in the center. In the past Town
Hall was dominating the square. It was the seat of the town
Council, "Duma" in Russian, hence the old name of the square "Dumskaya".
The beautiful brick house of the town hall was here till it was
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The
previous names:
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Russian period
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- Dumskaya Square, Ratushnaya
(Town Hall) Square
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Polish period
- Plac J. Pilsudskiego ( J.
Pilsudski Square )
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Soviet period
- ploshchad Svobody (Freedom
Square)
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The
main attractions in the square:
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- War
memorial
- was put up in 1965 to
commemorate the Soviet troops that liberated Brest on July
28, 1944. Every year the 28 July is celebrated as the Day of
the City.
A big boulder commemorates the
60th anniversary of the Brest's liberation.
2009
Indian summer!
the
south-eastern corner of the square is the corner of
Budyonny Str. and
Sov. Pogranichnikov Str.
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A commercial college is seen on
the opposite side.
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You can
view the square in winter here
More in the project
"Old and New Brest"
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Let me know what streets you would
like to find at the site
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