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Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) is the central square of Kiev, the capital city of Ukraine. In the 19th century the square contained buildings of the city council and noble assembly. It has had the name Independence Square since 1991. The victory column you can see in the square is the 61 metre tall Independence monument installed to mark the 10th anniversary of the independence of Ukraine in 2001.