Church of St. George in the village of Polonechka
One of the main attractions in the village Polonechka - abandoned palace of the Radziwillsbut besides that it's definitely worth a look. wooden church of St. George. The first version of the temple was built in mid 18th century. However, at the end of the 19th century in 1899, by order A. Radziwill the building has been completely redone. The project of the new church was carried out by a Warsaw architect K. Wojciechowskyi.
The original, and later rebuilt temple was made of wood. The church is an architectural monument, which is included in the list of historical and cultural values The Republic of Belarus, made mainly in neogothic style, but you can also find features in it modern.
St. George's Church is rectangular in shape and has two towers on the sides of the facade. The main entrance is decorated with a porch with a gable canopy. There are a number of neo-Gothic elements in the architecture: lancet windows, a pediment with a rose window, geometric ornamentation is involved in the design.
Inside the temple is an organ created in Vilnius master Ostromentsky at the end of the 19th century. Particular attention should be paid to the carved altar with seven icons of the XVIII-XIX centuries and Corinthian columns. Two cast-iron plaques in the altar point to the tomb of the Radzwills.
Next to the Polonechka church there is a wooden bell tower, which is probably older than the church itself and dates back to 1855. A chapel and a plebanium were also built here, all the buildings are made in the same color scheme and form a single architectural ensemble.
Temple in Polonechka on the map:
Other attractions associated with the Radziwill family that you must visit: the palace Radziwills in Nesvizh, Mir castle and of course Trinity Church in Ishkoldia, which is located 15 kilometers from the village of Polonechka.
