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“Pavalyaki”
The authentic folk group “Pavalyaki” from the village of Obchin in the Lubansky district is included in the list of historical and cultural heritage of the Republic of Belarus. The team is more than 40 years old, and the oldest member of it celebrated its 85th anniversary. The ensemble’s repertoire includes calendar, family-ritual, lyrical, love,...
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Rukhov carpets
The technology of manufacturing an unusual attribute of the interior of Old Roads –paintings made of straw on a black canvas – is included in the State List of Historical and Cultural Values of Belarus. Rukhovo carpets appeared in the 50s of the 20th century in the small village of Rukhovo, near the Old Roads....
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Church of the Assumption of the Most Holy Theotokos
Assumption Church in Novy Sverzhen village was also built according to Bernardoni project almost simultaneously with the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul church — in 1590. It is believed that the founder of the Orthodox church, as well as the Catholic one, was Nikolai Radziwill Sirotka. The wooden structure burned down, and a stone temple...
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Singing Field Festival
The Republican festival of Choral art has been held in the Myadel region for seven decades and gathers academic and folk choirs from different regions of the country on one stage.
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Memorial “In Memory of the Disappeared Villages”
The memorial complex was opened in 2009 near the village of Snezhkovo and consists of boulders with memorial plaques bearing the names of settlements that have gone down in history for a number of reasons – due to the enlargement of settlements, the construction of the Viley Reservoir, the tragic events of the Great Patriotic...
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The Zhabrovskys’ tomb and the grave of Vincent Dunin-Marcinkevich
The chapel-tomb of the Zhabrovsky family is located near the village of Padnevichi. The tomb was built in 1852 from rubble stone in the retrospective-Gothic style at the local cemetery and was used for a long time as a burial place for representatives of this gentry family, whose estate was located nearby. Also in the...
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Ethnographic complex “Mlyn” (“Mill”)
The complex includes four buildings: a steam mill (mlyn), a hut of import workers, a barn (sviran) and a blacksmith shop. The mill was built in 1910 and operated until 1989. In the 1990s, it was restored and became part of the museum complex. Near the mill, theatrical performances with the participation of a Miller...
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DOT Museum
The first museum of fortification of the Second World War in the territory of the post-Soviet space was opened in 2004 in the firing point No. 115 of the Minsk fortified district. Inside the reinforced concrete structure, the original situation is recreated with all the necessary equipment and weapons.
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Sports and entertainment center
The center consists of an ice arena with 2,200 seats, a universal sports hall with bleachers, a swimming pool with 4 lanes with elements of an aqua park. There are also 2 tennis courts, volleyball, basketball and mini-football courts at the disposal of sports lovers. On the basis of the center, the Minsk Regional Comprehensive...
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Water Tower
The water tower in the Old Roads is one of the most notable sights of the city. It is located behind the railway station building. The building was erected at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries, has been perfectly preserved to our time and can be considered as a vivid example of industrial architecture of...
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