Republic Square, Almaty
Republic Square | |
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Native name Kazakh: Respublika Alañy | |
New Square Independence Square | |
Location | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
Coordinates | 43°14′18″N 76°56′43″E / 43.23833°N 76.94528°E |
Built | 1980 |
Republic Square (Kazakh: Республика Алаңы, Respublika Alañy, Russian: Площадь Республики), also known as Independence Square or New Square is the main square in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It is used for public events. The former presidential palace, now used as municipal offices, is on its south side.[1]
History
The area was created by the decision of the First Secretary of the Central Committee of Communist Party of Kazakhstan
In 1982, the authors of the square, for the second and last time in the history of Kazakh architecture, received the State Prize of the USSR in the field of architecture.[2]
In 1986, an infamous uprising known as
In 1992, the basic, most important and favorite holiday was celebrated in the square. For the first time began to celebrate
Parades in honor of the 50th anniversary of the victory in the
In 2007, the square began construction of underground shopping and entertainment center, which demolished granite platform. Because of the construction zone, 60% of the area was closed by a fence, a large number of the Tien Shan fir trees were cut down, the movement of vehicles became limited. Before 2012, a symbol of independence for all Kazakhs - the Republic Square was disfigured by pits and wells. Residents negatively reacted to the construction, as the celebration of
In 2012, the construction of the underground shopping center was finally over, however the celebration of Nauryz was still restricted until 2014 which the celebration was finally allowed.
During the Bloody January unrest in 2022, the mayor's offices that were located on the Republic Square were raided by protesters with the building being set on fire. It has been announced that instead of rebuilding the office, it will be demolished and an amusement park will be built instead. [7]
List of architectural monuments
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Opening of the Independence Monument - 1996 |
The area previously had a status of state monuments of architecture and urban planning. In 2015, it was ruled into the State list of historical and cultural monuments of local importance in Almaty.[8]
- Akimat of Almaty Residence (the former Communist Party of Kazakhstan)
- Residence of the First President of Kazakhstan (former Presidential Palace of Kazakhstan from 1991-1997)
- Republican Schoolchildren's Palace (the former Republican Palace of Pioneers)
- Independence Monument
- Tagzym Memorial[9]
Name
From 1980, the area was named as New Square, in 1982 the area was renamed to Brezhnev Square as a tribute to the death of Leonid Brezhnev. On April 1, 1988 a published decree of the Central Committee of the CPSU, the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet and the USSR Council of Ministers changed the name from Leonid Brezhnev back to New Square again.[10] On May 23, 1990, the Supreme Council of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic adopted a resolution to rename New Square to Republic Square.[11]
Gallery
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Akimat (Mayor) Residence.
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Republic Square at night.
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Fountains in Republic Square.
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Jeltoqsan monument.
Notes
References
- ISBN 9781841623696.
- ^ tengrinews.kz (2017-04-21). "Площадь Республики 15. Новая жизнь старого здания". Главные новости Казахстана - Tengrinews.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ^ "10 фактов о декабрьских событиях 1986 года". Masa Media (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ Populi, Vox (2021-03-20). "Первый Наурыз в Казахстане | VOXPOPULI" (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ "Военные парады в Казахстане за 15 лет "подорожали" в одиннадцать раз". Radiotochka.kz | Новости Казахстана – события, мнения, аналитика. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
- ^ "В Алматы открылся первый в Казахстане подземный торговый центр «Алмалы»". kaztag.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ tengrinews.kz (2022-01-07). "Как выглядела главная площадь Алматы после погромов". Главные новости Казахстана - Tengrinews.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ "List of sites deprived of the status of the monument of history and culture". Archived from the original on 2015-11-19.
- ^ Bulatkulova, Saniya (2022-12-23). "Kazakh President Opens Memorial to Victims of January Events in Almaty". The Astana Times. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
- ^ "KAZAKHSTAN Chronicle "P" Year 1988". "space" magazine. Archived from the original on 2015-02-10. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ^ "to change the name of the New Square in the city of Alma-Ata". Adilet.zan.kz. Archived from the original on 2016-01-01. Retrieved January 2, 2016.