Lenin Square
Площадь Ленина
The main square in the city center, where the Opera and Ballet Theatre, a group of Lenin statues and Krasny Prospekt meet. In winter it hosts ice sculptures and New Year events.
Lenin Square is the heart of central Novosibirsk. On its north side stands the Opera and Ballet Theatre. In the middle rises a sculptural group of Lenin with workers, soldiers and others. Around it are Soviet-era government buildings and commercial blocks, and Krasny Prospekt runs north and south through the square. In summer the fountains operate. In winter, an ice sculpture town, slides and a giant New Year fir tree are set up, making the square the center of civic festivities. Lenin Square metro station is a direct stop and a good starting point for a city walk.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Novosibirsk State Museum of Local History
- Chapel of St. Nicholas
- Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre
- Central Park
- Novosibirsk State Art Museum
- Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
- Ascension Cathedral
- Krasny Prospekt