Amusement Field

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Amusement Field was an earlier name for the historic Field of Mars, a prominent public space in Saint Petersburg, Russia, known for its military parades and later as a memorial site.

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Amusement Field canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public square
urban park
adjacentTo Marble Palace
Mikhailovsky Castle
Moyka River
linked to: Moika River

Summer Garden
Swan Canal
country Russia
formerNameOf Field of Mars
hasArea approximately 9 hectares
hasCoordinateLocation 59.941°N 30.334°E
hasCulturalSignificance important site of revolutionary memory in Russia
symbol of military glory in Saint Petersburg
hasCurrentName Field of Mars
hasFeature eternal flame
granite embankments
memorial graves
open lawn
radial pathways
hasFunction ceremonial ground
memorial site
recreational area
hasHeritageStatus cultural heritage monument of federal significance in Russia
hasHistoricalPeriod Imperial Russia
linked to: Russian Empire

Russian Empire
hasHistoricalUse site for public ceremonies
training ground for Imperial Russian Army units
venue for imperial celebrations
hasMemorialFunction burial site for revolutionaries
memorial to victims of the 1917 revolutions
hasNameInLanguage Field of Mars
Марсово поле
hasUrbanContext near Nevsky Prospekt
near Palace Embankment
isPubliclyAccessible true
isTouristAttraction true
locatedIn Russia
Saint Petersburg
linked to: St. Petersburg
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Tsentralny District, Saint Petersburg
namedAfter Mars, Roman god of war
partOf Neva River basin area
historic center of Saint Petersburg
usedFor military exercises
military parades
public festivities
public gatherings

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Field of Mars formerName Amusement Field