Tag: Church
Ruins of a 19th century church in the village of Solovye
At an equal distance from Orsha and the city of Dubrovno there is the village of Solovye (Nightingale) where you can see the ruins of an Orthodox church of the mid-19th century. There is very little information about this church, but even it is contradictory and incomplete. AT...
Chapel of the 19th century in Volozhin
At the entrance to Volozhin, just outside the village of Kapustino, there is a 19th century chapel. Now it is the Orthodox Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior at the local cemetery, but initially the building was built by order of Count Tyszkiewicz as a chapel for the church of St....
Kuteinsky Monastery and Trinity Church in Orsha
One of the oldest sights of Orsha is the Kuteinsky Monastery and the Trinity Church. The construction of the Epiphany Monastery began in the first half of the 17th century. The complex included many buildings: a cathedral, a church, a gate-bell tower, residential buildings...
Unusual church in Chechersk
In the city of Chechersk, Gomel region, you can see an Orthodox church, rather atypical for Belarus, located at the roundabout. The Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior was built at the end of the 18th century, on the site of a wooden predecessor, on the initiative of the then owner of Chechersk...
Resurrection Church in Disna
One of the attractions of Disna is a mid-19th century church located in the historic center of the city. The Resurrection Church was built in 1870 of stone, in the pseudo-Russian style traditional for that time. Dominant position in architecture...
Chapel-tomb of the Korsaks in Bezdedovichi
If you drive from Polotsk to Disna along the P14 highway, then along the way there will be a small village of Bezdedovichi, where you can see the manor house and the chapel-tomb of the Rimsky-Korsakov family, today the Church of the Iberian Icon of the Mother of God. The chapel was built by...
Church of St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk in the village of Borovka
The village of Borovka, Vitebsk region, is a kind of suburb of Verhnedvinsk, where there are several small attractions. Perhaps the main one is the Orthodox Church of St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk, built in the first half of the 19th century. The temple in Borovka has...
Wooden Trinity Church of the 18th century in Leonpol
One of the sights of Leonpol is a wooden temple of the second half of the 18th century. In most sources, there are 2 main versions of construction. According to the first option, the then owners of the Lopatinskys built a Uniate church in 1774. According to another version...
Neo-Gothic temple in the agricultural town of Sarya
One of the most unique churches in Belarus can be seen in the agricultural town of Sarya, Vitebsk region. Today, this architectural monument, nicknamed by the locals as a "stone crystal", is the Church of the Holy Dormition, however, the temple was originally built as a church. The temple was built in...
Church of the Annunciation of the 18th century in Druya
The partially restored Church of the Annunciation is located on the banks of the Western Dvina in the agricultural town of Druya. This temple was built in the first half of the 18th century, and in many sources even the exact date is found - 1740. Thanks to the artist's drawings...