Ala-Too Square (Kyrgyz: Ала-тоо аянты, Ala-Too ayantı, Kyrgyz: [ɑlɑˈtoː ɑjɑnˈtɯ́]; Russian: Площадь Ала-Тоо, Ploshchad' Ala-Too, Russian: [ˈploɕːətʲ ɐlɐˈto]) is the central square in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. History The square was built in 1984 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic, at which time a massive statue of Lenin was placed in the square's center. The square was known as Lenin Square until Kyrgyzstan gained its Independence from the USSR in 1991. The sta…
