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The central part of the city of Vitebsk keeps a huge history, including some that is partially lost and forgotten. So, for example, on the site of today’s parking lot (the intersection of Lenin Street and Frunze Avenue) there was a Jesuit monastery with an impressive church...

Perhaps one of the most famous lost architectural monuments of Belarus is the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, better known as Fara Vytautas. Where does the name "Fara" come from and why Vytautas? It is believed that the first wooden Catholic church in...

One of the most recognizable sights of Vitebsk is the Assumption Cathedral, which rises on the banks of the Western Dvina. The temple that can be seen today is a restored copy. The history of the cathedral begins at the end of the 17th century, when...

In the list of sights of the city of Orsha there is a former monastery of the Basilian order, which was located on the right bank of the Orshitsa River. It was founded in the middle of the 17th century and was originally Uniate. The first buildings were made of wood, and...

One of the main attractions of Brest is the Cathedral of St. Simeon, founded in the middle of the 19th century. The construction of the temple was achieved for quite a long time, and the first project was adopted back in 1846, but the actual work...

Bobruisk is a large city in the Mogilev region. There are a huge number of interesting sights, such as a fortress and an unusual wooden house. Among other things, there are also classical monuments of architecture. One of which is the Cathedral of St. Nicholas. The stone cathedral was built...

Mozyr is a unique city not only in terms of landscape, but also in terms of religious monuments. I already talked about the monastery and the church of the Cistercians, but did you know that almost a century before the Cistercians, monks came here ...

The history of the construction of an Orthodox church in Pruzhany should be called typical for Belarus in the 19th century. After the defeat of the uprising of 1863, a period of large-scale church building begins. In all regions of the country, committees were created responsible for the construction of temples. Pruzhany...

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 - ...

Not far from the historical center of Minsk, at the intersection of Rakovskaya and Nemiga streets, there is one of the oldest sights of the city - the Peter and Paul Cathedral. The first church on this site was built in 1620. Rumored and...