Tag: eclecticism

Next to the urban village of Bolshaya Berestovitsa is the agricultural town of Malaya Berestovitsa. Several architectural monuments of the 19th century have been preserved here. Among them is the Church of St. Anthony of Padua. The church was built in difficult times, when Malaya Berestovitsa belonged to the Volkovysk....

In Grodno there is an unusual monument of industrial architecture - a complex of water towers on Sverdlov Street. The locals call these towers "Kasya" and "Basya". Brick octagonal towers 22 meters high were built to provide water supply ...

In addition to temples and monasteries, Mstislavl has preserved a unique monument of eclectic architecture - the building of the former men's gymnasium. The attraction is located in the historical center, opposite the church of St. Michael the Archangel. What is known about this building? It was built out of brick...

In Shklov there is an architectural monument of eclecticism - the Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior. The temple was erected at the very beginning of the 20th century, on the foundation of an old church, which was laid under Semyon Zorich. The main Orthodox church of Shklov is located on Sovetskaya Street...

In the historical center of Mstislavl there are several architectural monuments, one of which is the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. It is believed that the temple was built on the site of a Bernardine monastery founded in 1727. However, the existing church appeared much later - ...

In the village with the unusual name Staroe Vysokoe, there is an architecturally interesting church of St. George. The temple was built in 1903 on the site of a wooden church, which was dismantled due to dilapidation. Consecrated a little later, in 1905. By...

The church in Shklov was built in 1849 on the site of a wooden predecessor and consecrated in honor of Saints Peter and Paul. However, there is another version, according to which the church stands on the foundation of the theater. It is known that...

The village of Dudakovichi has been known since the beginning of the 16th century. Once there was a Dominican monastery and church here, probably closed for participation in the uprising of 1830-31. The Church of the Intercession, which is now abandoned, was built on the site of the same...

On Pushkin Street 211, in Bobruisk, an interesting architectural monument has been preserved - a city mansion. The building is one-story, L-shaped, built in 1912 of brick, in the eclectic style. It is known that the building originally belonged to a wealthy citizen, presumably...

Border Lyntupy, Vitebsk region, quite an interesting tourist village. One of the main attractions is the estate of the Bishevsky family, which has been under reconstruction for the past few years. Today, the estate complex appears in a strange form. The territory of a small island (yes...