Sobornyi Avenue

Sobornyi Avenue
Native nameСоборний проспект (Ukrainian)
Length10.8 km (6.7 mi)
Postal code69000, 69001, 69002, 69005, 69006, 69032, 69035, 69037, 69057, 69063, 69107, 69118, 69126

Sobornyi Avenue (Ukrainian: Соборний проспект, romanizedSobornyi prospekt, lit.'Cathedral Avenue') is the central thoroughfare of the city of Zaporizhzhia.

It starts from Pryvokzalna Square near the Zaporizhzhia-1 railway station and ends at Zaporizhzhia Square [uk] near the Dnieper Hydroelectric Station.[1] It runs along four city districts of Komunarskyi, Oleksandrivskyi, Voznesenivskyi and Dniprovskyi.

Starting its way from Pryvokzalna Square, the avenue runs through the headquarters of ZAZ and exits after Transportna Square on a straight section (with a slight bend) for a length of approximately 9 km (5.6 mi). The total length of Sobornyi Avenue is 10.8 km (6.7 mi), due to which some sources claim that the avenue is the longest in Europe.[2][3] However, Sobornyi Avenue is surpassed in length by Heroiv Kharkova Avenue in Kharkiv (18 km (11 mi))[4] and Lenin Avenue in Volgograd (14 km (8.7 mi)).[5] The residential quarters of Sotsmisto in the area of the Dnieper Hydroelectric Station dam and Metalurhiv Avenue are considered to be one of the best examples of constructivist architecture of the first half of the 20th century. The project of this architectural ensemble in 1932 received a gold medal at an exhibition in Paris.[6] Sobornyi Avenue claims the title of one of the "7 Wonders of Zaporizhzhia".[7]

References

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  1. ^ "11 кілометрів історії (проспект Соборний)" (in Ukrainian). vmylenko.com. 2015-12-30. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  2. ^ Новітня історія України: Імена. Звершення. Творчість / Авт.-упор. В. В. Болгов. Вип. 1:Запоріжжя. — К.: Новий Світ, 2006
  3. ^ "Зеленая загазованность". Остров свободы. 15 December 2010. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Стежками галицьких аргонавтів". www.day.kyiv.ua (in Ukrainian).
  5. ^ "Улицы Волгограда. Проспект имени В. И. Ленина". street34.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 7 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Запоріжжя на карті". ua.igotoworld.com.
  7. ^ "Претенденти звання «7 чудес Запоріжжя»". misto.zp.ua (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2016-10-22. Retrieved 2016-10-21.