Tag: Baroque

The first mention of the temple in this place dates back to the 17th century, when the big magnate Tyszkiewicz invited the Cistercians to become monks. Peace-loving Cistercian monks settled on the lands of modern Vistychi, engaged in agriculture and built their own monastic life....

What is remarkable about New Sverzhen? A picturesque place called New Sverzhen stretches along the unhurried Neman, showing visitors the monuments of the distant 16th century. The ancient Assumption Church is one of them. According to local legend, in 1500 at the forest...

Nesvizh is an ancient city rich in sights. Moving from the Town Hall along Sovetskaya Street, you will come to a roundabout in the center of which is the Slutskaya Gate. This is not only a unique architectural monument, but perhaps one of the most...

St. George's Church in the village of Vorona was built in the first half of the 18th century. However, there is evidence that this temple was originally built as a Calvin collection. The Church of St. George belongs to the architectural style of the late Baroque. Built from brick...

One of the most interesting and visited sights of Polotsk is St. Sophia Cathedral. The architectural monument that can be seen today was built in the middle of the 18th century on the site of the foundation of the first church, laid in the period from 1044...

On the territory of the former monastery of the Benedictines, there is the Nesvizh gate-bell tower (bell tower). The unique tower was built in 1763 and belongs to the Baroque architectural style. Gate in Nesvizh is a three-stage tower with a dome. Where each tier decreases by...

On Sovetskaya Street, in the city of Nesvizh, one of the most interesting and ancient town halls of Belarus is located, which was built at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries. It is known that in 1586 the city received the Magdeburg Law, and...

On the upper right bank of the Neman River is the Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross (in some sources the Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross) at the Bernardine monastery. This majestic complex amazes with its beauty. First of all, the unusual architectural solution is fascinating...

The original monastery and a small church built in 1635 were made of wood. However, during the Russian-Polish war they were destroyed. After the end of the war, a decision was made to restore the monastery complex. So in 1660, thanks to the donations of Mikhail Pats...

Nesvizh Church - built at the end of the 16th century and belongs to the first temples in the early baroque architecture of the Commonwealth. Farny Church in Nesvizh is perhaps one of the most unique architectural monuments on the territory of Belarus. Latest...