Square of Europe

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Square of Europe
Square of Europe in Moscow1.jpg
Square of Europe and Kiyevskaya railway station
Native name Площадь Европы  (Russian)
Location Moscow
Western Administrative Okrug
Dorogomilovo District
Nearest metro station #3 Arbatsko–Pokrovskaya line#4 Filyovskaya line#5 Koltsevaya line Kiyevskaya
Coordinates 55°44′38″N 37°34′10″E / 55.74389°N 37.56944°E / 55.74389; 37.56944

Square of Europe (Russian: площадь Европы, romanised: ploshchad' Yevropy) is a square in Moscow. It is located outside the Garden Ring, just off , and borders on Kievsky Rail Terminal, the Radisson Slavyanskaya Hotel, and overlooking the Moskva River.

The square used to be part of Kiyevsky Rail Terminal Square and received its present name in 2002 after it was redeveloped and enhanced with an animated fountain The Abduction of Europa designed by Belgian sculptor Olivier Strebelle. Another major landmark is the pedestrian Bogdan Khmelnitsky Bridge across the Moskva River, built in 2001. The bridge links the southern corner of the square to Khamovniki District.

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Coordinates: 55°44′38″N 37°34′10″E / 55.7438°N 37.5694°E / 55.7438; 37.5694

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