Tag: Minsk region

In old photographs and a drawing by Napoleon Orda, not only the Czapski Palace attracts attention, but also an unusual tower, somewhat reminiscent of a minaret. There was a four-tiered tower to the right of the estate, if you were facing the building. In terms of functionality it...

At the end of spring 2023, a unique museum of folk art was opened in the city of Zaslavl. The main part of the exhibition is devoted to carpet painting (dyvankoў), which was actively practiced by artists throughout Belarus. The Belarusian Malyavanka Museum is located in...

Probably the main and only association with Raubichi is winter sports. However, the history of this place is much older and began long before 1973 (the date the complex was built). And perhaps the only monument of architecture reminiscent of...

Among the places that are interesting to visit in the Minsk region, I would like to single out Priluki. And if many people have heard about the palace-estate of the Chapskys, then not everyone knows about the church with a beautiful gate. The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin in Priluki was built ...

There are enough interesting places and attractions around Minsk: Senitsa, the Palace in Priluki, Zaslavl, Novy Dvor. The church located in the village of Semkov Gorodok can be added to this list. Back in the mid-90s, the last century, the temple ...

One of the main attractions of the city of Zaslavl is the Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior. The history of the temple dates back to the 16th century, when the Calvin collection was laid here. The original appearance of the temple was a structure surrounded by ramparts, with massive...

15 kilometers from Minsk there is an interesting village of Semkovo, where the Khmarov estate was once located. Little remains of the manor complex: the house itself is almost completely destroyed, but the outbuilding and the park are partially preserved. The construction of the estate in Semkovo is...

Abandoned places are always a sad atmosphere, especially sad when you stumble upon abandoned schools. Not far from the agricultural town of Semkovo, where the ruins of the Khmarov estate are located, there is just such an ownerless building. There are some good ones on the internet...

It takes half an hour to get from the center of Minsk to the village of Novoye Pole by car and enjoy the old park, as well as the estate of the Drutsky-Lyubetskys. In the 18th century, the estate in Novy Pole belonged to Mikhail Oginsky, who in 1794...

If you drive from the city of Zaslavl towards the village of Novoye Pole, then along the way you can see the chapel-tomb of the ancient Vishnevsky family. The stone chapel is located between the village of Teiki and Malaya Borzdyn, in the cemetery, near the highway. The chapel arrives...