Vosstaniya Square

59°55′52″N 30°21′43″E / 59.931°N 30.362°E / 59.931; 30.362

Vosstaniya Square in 2014

Vosstaniya Square (Russian: Плóщадь Восстáния, romanized: Plóshchad' Vosstániya, IPA: [ˈploɕːɪtʲ vɐsːˈtanʲɪjə], lit. 'Uprising Square'), before 1918 Znamenskaya Square (Russian: Знаме́нская пло́щадь, lit. 'Square of the Sign'), is a major square in the Central Business District of Saint Petersburg, Russia. The square lies at the crossing of Nevsky Prospekt, Ligovsky Prospekt, Vosstaniya Street and Goncharnaya Street, in front of the Moskovsky Rail Terminal, which is the northern terminus of the line connecting the city with Moscow. Administratively, the Vosstaniya Square falls under the authority of the Tsentralny District.