Viche Maidan, Ivano-Frankivsk

Viche Maidan (Ukrainian: Вічевий майдан) is a city square located in the center of Ivano-Frankivsk.

The square started out from a city park that was created on an initiative of the local district starosta Francisco Kratter in 1825.

He on behalf of the city bought the adjacent land owned by the Agopsowicz brothers in the vicinity of today's Sichovi Striltsi and Mazepa streets which were called respectively Sobieska and Kazimirowska.

After the 1920s during the Polish administration the both squares changed their names to Józef Piłsudski and General Haller, respectively.

[2] The Viche Maidan is a popular spot for political protests, music concerts, or big holidays celebrations such as New Year and Christmas.

Main area, view south-west from the eastern portion of Maidan (2006)
Council Square (Vichevyi Maidan), the pink zone. The whole area is pedestrian.
Business-center "Kyiv" on Maidan, 2004