Over 400 construction workers are involved in the reconstruction of Belarus's largest square

September 4, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. Over 400 construction workers are involved in the reconstruction of Victory Square in Vitebsk, the largest square in Belarus, Vladimir Katashuk, First Deputy Chairman of the Vitebsk City Executive Committee, told a BELTA correspondent. The work has entered its final stage. Engineering and technical communications have been laid, tiling is underway, 4 fountains are being installed, and areas for planting trees are being prepared. About 70 coniferous trees are planned to be planted. According to the schedule, all work should be completed by November, but construction workers are working ahead of schedule, so Vladimir Katashuk does not rule out that the square will be opened earlier. The new look of the square will give the ancient city a modern appearance. Mass city events will be held here. Architects and designers have provided a platform for installing a temporary stage, a place for the city's New Year tree, and an area for children's attractions. It is expected that 4 LED screens will be installed on the square. At the same time, Vladimir Katashuk emphasized that the improvement of Vitebsk is not limited to the city center. The peripheral Leningradskaya Street has been transformed, and a large-scale reconstruction of Gagarin Street is underway. Courtyards in residential areas are being overhauled. Victory Square in Vitebsk is the largest in Belarus and one of the largest in Europe, with an area of over 72,000 square meters. It has a rectangular shape, bordered on three sides by residential and public buildings, and the fourth side faces the Western Dvina River. The architectural dominant of the square is the memorial complex in honor of the liberator soldiers, partisans, and underground fighters of the Vitebsk region. The main monument consists of three trapezoidal 56-meter obelisks made of marble and reinforced concrete, connected at a height of 6 meters by a monolithic frieze with reliefs "Soldiers," "Partisans," "Underground Fighters." An eternal flame burns at the foot of the monument. 10 pylons with the dates of the Great Patriotic War and fountains symbolizing the mournful tears for the fallen lead visitors to it. More than 200,000 people can be on the square at the same time. This year, the square turned 35 years old. -0-