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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Strastnaya Square canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former name of Pushkinskaya Square
historic city square
country Russia
currentOfficialNameOfArea Pushkinskaya Square
hasAssociatedPerson Alexander Pushkin
hasCentralStructure Strastnoy Monastery
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
Pushkinskaya metro station
Tverskaya metro station
hasNearbyMonument Monument to Alexander Pushkin
hasReligionAssociation Russian Orthodox Church
hasToponymType square
historicalPeriod Imperial Russia
linked to: Russian Empire

early Soviet period
isNowPartOf Pushkinskaya Square
languageOfName Russian
locatedIn Central Moscow
linked to: Moscow city center

Moscow
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Tverskoy District
locatedInFrontOf Strastnoy Monastery
locatedOn Tverskaya Street
namedAfter Strastnoy Monastery
originalNameLanguage Russian
partOf historic center of Moscow
renamedTo Pushkinskaya Square
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