ðə skwˈɛɹ ɪmˈɜːdʒd ˈæftɚ ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv fˈaɪɚɹ ʌv mˈɑːskoʊ ænd kənvˈɜːʒən ʌvðə nˈɛɡlɪnˌeɪɚ ɹˈɪvɚɹ ˌɪntʊ ɐn ˈʌndɚɡɹˌaʊnd tʃˈænəl.
The square emerged after the 1812 Fire of Moscow and conversion of the Neglinnaya River into an underground channel.