Terraced buildings and the 1889 church in Lunno
The agro-town with a beautiful and sonorous name Lunno is mentioned in chronicles as early as the first half of the 15th century. These lands were owned by the Kroshinskys, Sapiehas,...
Church of the Intercession in the village of Milkovshchina
Milkovshchina, Grodno region, is the small homeland of the writer Eliza Ozheshko (Pavlovskaya), where her family had a small estate. The truth now reminds of the times of Pavlovsky ...
Exaltation of the Cross Church in the village of Golynka
In the Grodno region there is a rather unusual architectural monument - a rare example when an Orthodox church was rebuilt into a church. As you know, after 1863 it took place in ...
Brama from the estate of Drutsky-Lyubetsky in Cherlona (Plodovaya)
The village of Plodovaya, Mostovsky district, consists of several residential buildings, the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin, a grocery store and a large farm "Horizon". However, this place has...
Svisloch castle, settlement and synagogue ruins
There are enough settlements with the name "Svisloch" in Belarus, in this article we are talking about the village of Osipovichi district, Mogilev region. Here, near the confluence of the Berezina and...
Former home of Bazyl Yatsko in 1911 in Svisloch
It is curious that one of the first sights of the agro-town of Svisloch, according to the documents, is not an ancient settlement at all, but a two-story house of the early 20th century. This building is the first...
Bernardine Monastery and St. Anthony's Church in Slutsk
The Bernardine monks began their mission in Slutsk in the first half of the 17th century with the support of Samuel Oskerko, the headman of Mozyr. For the construction of the future monastery, he bought...
Mound and estate of Voynilovichi in Savichy
The Savichy estate belonged to the Voynilovichi family for almost 2,5 centuries, starting from 1662. Once upon a time, these were the richest lands with excellent farming, a palace, a distillery...
Rural buildings and a synagogue courtyard in the village of Mir
The urban village of Mir needs no introduction, its main attraction, the Mir Castle, is known to everyone. However, quite often the popularity of the castle deprives the attention of the rest of the...
Assumption Cathedral and Basilian Monastery in Vitebsk
One of the most recognizable sights of Vitebsk is the Assumption Cathedral, towering on the banks of the Western Dvina. The temple that can be seen today is a restored...