State Flag Square Explained

State Flag Square
Completion Date:	2 July 2013
Designer:	Anna Aksyonov^[1]
Location:	Victors Avenue
Type:	Square

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

Inauguration of the Square

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

• State Flag and Coat of Arms Day celebrations.^[7]
• Patriotic events, such as Independence Day.
• Ceremonies for foreign delegations.

Other events

Many of the demonstrations during the 2020 Belarusian protests took place on the square.^[8]

Flag

The state flag of Belarus, on a 70m (230feet) high flagstaff, is long and wide.^[9] The flag is made with special waterproof fabric and weighs 25kg (55lb).^{[10] [11]} The width of the flagpole is at the top, and at the bottom.^[12]

See also

• National Flag Square
• List of squares in Minsk

References

1. Web site: Anna Aksyonov, chief architect of the project: . www.ctv.by. en. 2017-07-02.
2. Web site: The State Flag Square is located on Pobeditelei Avenue.
3. Web site: It lies between Victors Avenue and a renovated BelExpo exhibition center..
4. Web site: Attending the ceremony was President of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Choummaly Sayasone who is in Belarus on an official visit..
5. Web site: Laotian President Choummaly Sayasone, who arrived in Belarus on a state visit the day before, was also in attendance..
6. Web site: 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. en. 2017-07-01.
7. Web site: The State Flag Square will be used to mark the State Flag and Coat of Arms Day, patriotic events, and take foreign delegations to..
8. Web site: Протестующие направились от стелы "Минск - город-герой" к площади Государственного флага. 2020-09-07. ТАСС.
9. Web site: 70-meter-high staff displaying a 14-meter-wide and seven-meter-tall national flag..
10. News: Президент Беларуси внес свой вклад в реконструкцию Площади Флага в Минске. НОВОСТИ. 2017-07-02.
11. Web site: However, the size and enjoy himself flag 100 square meters, weighing 25 kilograms..
12. Web site: The width of the flagpole - 30 centimeters at the top and a half meter at the bottom..

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