Arbatskaya Square (Moscow)

Russia / Moscow / Moscow
 square, place with historical importance, invisible

Arbat Square.
The square takes its name from an ancient street, Arbat, first mentioned in annuals in 1493. It changed its name only once: in 1909 Moscow held the one hundredth anniversary of N.V. Gogol’s birth, a monument to the writer was erected on Prechistenka, and Arbat was renamed into Gogolevskaya Square. But the previous name that had been popularly known for centuries was returned soon.
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Coordinates:   55°45'5"N   37°36'3"E
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