Strastnaya Square

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Strastnaya Square was a historic central square in Moscow that was later renamed Pushkinskaya Square.

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instanceOf former name of Pushkinskaya Square
historic city square
country Russia
currentOfficialNameOfArea Pushkinskaya Square NERFINISHED
hasAssociatedPerson Alexander Pushkin NERFINISHED
hasCentralStructure Strastnoy Monastery NERFINISHED
hasCoordinateLocation 55.765°N 37.605°E
hasCulturalSignificance important site in Moscow urban history
hasFunction public square
urban open space
hasHeritageStatus no longer an official toponym
hasHistoricalUse gathering place
site of public events
traffic hub
hasNearbyMetroStation Chekhovskaya metro station NERFINISHED
Pushkinskaya metro station NERFINISHED
Tverskaya metro station NERFINISHED
hasNearbyMonument Monument to Alexander Pushkin NERFINISHED
hasReligionAssociation Russian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
hasToponymType square
historicalPeriod Imperial Russia NERFINISHED
early Soviet period
isNowPartOf Pushkinskaya Square NERFINISHED
languageOfName Russian
locatedIn Central Moscow NERFINISHED
Moscow
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Tverskoy District NERFINISHED
locatedInFrontOf Strastnoy Monastery NERFINISHED
locatedOn Tverskaya Street NERFINISHED
namedAfter Strastnoy Monastery NERFINISHED
originalNameLanguage Russian
partOf historic center of Moscow
renamedTo Pushkinskaya Square NERFINISHED
renamingReason Soviet-era toponymic policy
commemoration of Alexander Pushkin
urbanContext Garden Ring vicinity
urbanRole junction of major Moscow streets

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Pushkinskaya Square formerName Strastnaya Square