Lubyanka Square, Central square in Tverskoy District, Moscow, Russia
Lubyanka Square is an open urban plaza in Moscow's Tverskoy District, with the distinctive yellow Lubyanka Building dominating its eastern side. The square serves as a gathering point surrounded by historic structures and busy city streets.
The square began as a settlement point during Ivan III's reign in 1480, named after Novgorod traders who lived there. From 1926 to 1990, the Soviet government renamed it Dzerzhinsky Square, returning to its original name after the fall of the Soviet Union.
The Solovetsky Stone memorial sits in the square as a place where people stop to remember those who suffered in Soviet labor camps. It serves as a quiet reminder of this difficult period in the city's past.
The Lubyanka metro station provides easy access to Moscow's transportation network, with exits leading throughout the surrounding area. The square itself is flat and accessible to walk through at any time of day.
The Detsky Mir department store facing the square contains one of the world's largest mechanical clock movements housed in its central atrium. This remarkable piece of engineering often goes unnoticed by passersby.
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