Freedom Square

Shevchenkivskyi District, Ukraine · built 1926

Freedom Square (Maidan Svobody) is the largest city square in Kharkiv, Ukraine and one of the largest in Europe. The square has two parts: round and rectangular. Three prominent Soviet-era landmarks surround the former section: Derzhprom, the House of Projects, and the House of Cooperation. Numerous protests, parades, and other social events have taken place on Freedom Square. On 1 March 2022, during the battle of Kharkiv in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the square and the surroundings were hit by Russian missiles.

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