Despite its impressive age, Slutsk almost cannot boast of ancient buildings and architectural monuments, the only exception is wooden church of St. Michael the Archangel. This Orthodox church has a rather vague history of construction, so it is difficult to name the exact date of its construction. Most sources indicate late 18th century or 1795. However, there are nuances here, apparently, there was already a church on the site where the temple stands today. Which was either dismantled or rebuilt - in any case, confusion.
According to the architecture, the Slutsk temple can be attributed to folk wooden architecture. The church consists of 3 separate log cabins, each of which has a different number of tiers and height.
The three-tiered bell tower was added to the main volume in the middle of the 19th century.
In the early 90s, a small brick chapel was built on the church grounds. In terms of architecture, they are a little dissonant with St. Michael's Church.
Another significant event that took place in 1990 was that the Slutsk church received the status of a cathedral.
Like most churches in Belarus, the church was closed in Soviet times. Since 1934, the building was used for household needs, but despite this, they tried to hold services, even during the war.
The main historical attraction of Slutsk is located on the street Socialist 88, below the mark on the map:
If you are in these parts, I recommend to go to Soligorskand also visit the former estate of the Voynilovichi in Mokrany.
