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Field of Mars (Saint Petersburg)

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Sports on the Field of Mars, pre 1914

Sports on the Field of Mars, pre 1914

• ... that over its 300 years the area of the Field of Mars has been a miltary parade ground, public meeting space, festival site, and a location for sports and exercises (pictured) ? Source: Numerous mentions in sources, most are found in this one "The territory on which the Field of Mars is now located was, at the beginning of the 18th century, marshy land with trees and shrubs."
  "Under Empress Anna Ioannovna, military exercises and parades were held on the Great Meadow for two weeks every autumn"
  "Since 1869 folk festivals once more began to be organised on the Field of Mars."
  "The Field of Wars was periodically used for sporting events." ([1])

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5x expanded by Spokoyni (talk). Self-nominated at 16:49, 30 June 2019 (UTC).