Square, Plaza sights in Bishkek

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   WWII monument

   • Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
   • Sights › Square, plaza

   Victory Square is a weedy plaza where an immense yurt-shaped WWII monument, erected on the 40th anniversary of the end of the war, sprawls across an entire city block. On cold evenings you might see a knot of young men passing the bottle and warming themselves at its eternal flame. On weekends it's the destination for an endless stream of wedding parties posing for photographs.

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2. Ala-Too Sqare

   • Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
   • Sights › Square, plaza

   This sea of concrete ceased to be called Lenin Sq in 1991. Lenin enjoyed centre stage on his plinth until August 2003, when he was relegated to the square behind the museum and replaced by (yet) another statue of Erkindik (Freedom). The Kyrgyz flag in the square is lowered every day at dusk.

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