BELARUS - CITYVIEWS

Minsk

Minsk is the capital and largest city in Belarus, situated on the Svislach and Niamiha rivers. Minsk is located on the southeastern slope of the Minsk Hills, a region of rolling hills running from the southwest to the northeast to the Lukomskaye lake in northwestern Belarus. The city hall (rebuilt in 2003) overlooks the Cathedral of Saint Virgin Mary. The other pictures show a sculptural composition Carriage for a Governor and Hotel Europa.

 

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Church of Saint Simon and Helena

Church of Saints Simon and Helen also known as the Red Church is a Roman Catholic church on Independence Square in Minsk. This neo-Gothic church was designed by polish architects Tomasz Pajzderski and Władysław Marconi, and built during 1905-1910. The bricks for its walls were sourced from Częstochowa, whilst the roof tiles came from Włocławek. Its construction was financed by Edward Woyniłłowicz, a prominent Polish civic activist. The church was named and consecrated in memory of Woyniłłowicz's deceased children, Szymon and Helena.

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Eros and the Swan Fountain

It was the first fountain in the city of Minsk. It is situated in Alexandrovsky Park.

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Minsk - National Library

The National Library of Belarus, founded on 15 September 1922, is a copyright library of the Republic of Belarus. It houses the largest collection of Belarusian printed materials and the third largest collection of books in Russian behind the Russian State Library (Moscow) and the Russian National Library (St Petersburg). It is now located in a new 72-metre (236 feet) high building in Minsk, Belarus. The building has 22 floors and was completed in January 2006. The building can seat about 2,000 readers and features a 500-seat conference hall. Its main architectural component has the shape of a rhombicuboctahedron. The library's new building was designed by architects Mihail Vinogradov and Viktor Kramarenko and opened on 16 June 2006.

 

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Brest

Brest is a city at the border with Poland. The city of Brest is a historic site of many cultures. The city was founded by the Slavs. Brest lies astride the Mukhavets River, that is known to Bresters as "the river".  The Berestye Archeological Museum of the old city is located on the southern island of the Hero-Fortress. It has objects and huts dating from the 11th – 13th century, that were unearthed during excavations in the 1970s. The Museum of Rescued Art Treasures has a nice collection of paintings and icons. Brest also has the first Belarusian outdoor railway museum.

 

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