Tag: Baroque

Belarus is rich in historical monuments. Different eras, different styles. A striking representative of the Baroque style is the Church of St. Michael the Archangel, located in Novogrudok. A monument with a difficult fate and history. Voivode of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania Christopher Khodkevich, in 1624 built a...

Benitsa was once a large gentry town, the massive Church of the Holy Trinity, towering above the village, reminds of its former greatness. Today, the ancient temple unfortunately looks abandoned, but this fact does not prevent it from remaining a unique point...

Shrouded in myths, the Pažaislis Monastery is a unique Baroque masterpiece On the peninsula of the Kaunas Reservoir, the Pažaislis Kamalduli Monastery is located – one of the most beautiful examples of the mature Baroque not only in Lithuania, but throughout North-Eastern Europe. Built in the XVII...

The agro-town of Shchorsy in the Novogrudok district is attractive for tourists, mainly because of the Khreptovichi palace and park ensemble. Among the buildings of the famous family was a religious temple. The church in Shchorsy, built in the name of St. Demetrius of Thessalonica, can be seen on the main street. That...

In the central part of the city you can see the iconic building of the 21st century - the Slonim Cathedral. Information has been preserved about the existence of the Church of the Body of God (it is also a Lutheran monastery) on this site, built in the 16th century. Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral on Pushkin Street,...

The church in the central part of the city is one of the main sights of Oshmyany. The high peaks of the temple can be seen from afar, which serves as an excellent reference point even at the entrance. A temple that greets visitors with the inscription "Te deum laudamus" (translated from Latin "We praise you,...

The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary is located in the historical center of Zaslavl. It is a monument of late baroque architecture. The Zaslavsky church was built in 1774 on the initiative of Anthony Pshezdetsky, rebuilt in 1868. In the second half of the XNUMXth century, the temple...

In the beautiful city of Mogilev there is a unique attraction - the Church of St. Stanislaus. One of the most unusual churches in Belarus, among other things, keeps the most beautiful frescoes of the 18th century. The Mogilev church is a symbol of Western European baroque. One of the interesting features of the church...

The Church of St. Yuri is located in the agricultural town of Vornany (Grodno region, 17 kilometers from the city of Ostrovets). In some sources, it is also called the Church of St. George. The temple was built in the late 60s, 18th century, according to the project of the architect ...

Benyakoni is a small agricultural town, almost on the very border with Lithuania, located on the M1 highway. Surely, many travelers and lovers of trips to Vilnius passed this place. Of the attractions here, it is worth highlighting the Church of St....