State Flag Square Native name Плошча Дзяржаўнага сцяга (Belarusian ) Type Square Location Victors Avenue Completion 2 July 2013 Designer Anna Aksyonov[1]
State Flag Square (Belarusian : Плошча Дзяржаўнага сцяга ) is a square on Victors Avenue [2] in the city of Minsk , the capital of Belarus . It sits between the avenue and the BelExpo Exhibition Center.[3]
Notable events [ edit ]
Inauguration of the Square [ edit ]
The Square was opened by President Alexander Lukashenko and Lao President Choummaly Sayasone [4] [5] on 2 July 2013, during a ceremony on the square.[6]
Events of state [ edit ]
State Flag and Coat of Arms Day celebrations.[7]
Patriotic events, such as Independence Day.[7]
Ceremonies for foreign delegations.[7]
Other events [ edit ]
Many of the demonstrations during the 2020 Belarusian protests took place on the square.[8]
The state flag of Belarus , on a 70-metre (230 ft) high flagstaff, is 14 metres (46 ft) long and 7 metres (23 ft) wide.[9] The flag is made with special waterproof fabric and weighs 25 kilograms (55 lb).[10] [11] The width of the flagpole is 30 centimetres (12 in) at the top, and 50 centimetres (20 in) at the bottom.[12]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Anna Aksyonov, chief architect of the project:" . www.ctv.by . Retrieved 2017-07-02 .
^ "The State Flag Square is located on Pobeditelei Avenue" .
^ "It lies between Victors Avenue and a renovated BelExpo exhibition center" .
^ "Attending the ceremony was President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Choummaly Sayasone who is in Belarus on an official visit" .
^ "Laotian President Choummaly Sayasone, who arrived in Belarus on a state visit the day before, was also in attendance" .
^ "State Flag Square inaugurated in Minsk | Latest news of Belarus - politics, society, culture, sport | Belarus News | Belarusian news | Belarus today | Belarus.by" . www.belarus.by . Retrieved 2017-07-01 .
^ a b c "The State Flag Square will be used to mark the State Flag and Coat of Arms Day, patriotic events, and take foreign delegations to" .
^ "Протестующие направились от стелы "Минск - город-герой" к площади Государственного флага" . ТАСС . Retrieved 2020-09-07 .
^ "70-meter-high staff displaying a 14-meter-wide and seven-meter-tall national flag" .
^ "Президент Беларуси внес свой вклад в реконструкцию Площади Флага в Минске" . НОВОСТИ . Retrieved 2017-07-02 .
^ "However, the size and enjoy himself flag 100 square meters, weighing 25 kilograms" .
^ "The width of the flagpole - 30 centimeters at the top and a half meter at the bottom" .
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