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Berezina River
This is the longest river in Belarus, its length is 613 km, and its entire course is located within the borders of Belarus. The Berezina is a right tributary of the Dnieper, originates in the Vitebsk region, flows in a southerly direction, reaches the Gomel region and flows into the Dnieper. Fans of active recreation...
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Peter and Paul Church
It was built in 1840 by the famous Minsk architect Struyev in the retrospective-Russian style on the site of a wooden church at the expense of the owners of the Uzda city – Zavisha family. In 1905, this temple underwent a major renovation. The main decoration of the interior is carved iconostases covered with gilding....
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Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral (Calvin collection)
One of the most striking and recognizable monuments of the defensive architecture of Belarus, the cathedral was built in 1577 by Jan Glebovich. The architecture of the cathedral combines the features of Gothic and Renaissance. Its powerful six-tiered tower with a hipped completion rises to a height of 35 meters. The austere interior with a...
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Monument to Prince Boris
The monument, erected in 2002 in honor of the 900th anniversary of Borisov, has become the «visit-card» of the city. The city owes its appearance to Prince Boris Vseslavich of Polotsk, the son of the legendary Vseslav the Sorcerer. According to the chronicles, in 1102 Вoris founded the city at the confluence of the rivers...
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Sports and entertainment complex
The opening of the sports and entertainment complex is timed to the round date, the 50th anniversary of the city. The complex includes a 29x60m ice rink with bleachers for 1760 seats, a universal sports hall with bleachers, choreographic and gyms, a sauna with a swimming pool, a hammam, a cafe, a sports shop. The...
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Chapel-tomb of the Zavish family
The pyramid tomb of the Zavish family (the second half of the 19th century), is one of the most original monuments of Belarusian architecture. The stone tomb of the ancient and influential family of Zavisha was erected in 1800 by General Kazimir Zavisha. It consisted of two levels: the upper one was intended for prayers,...
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Blue Lakes Ecotrope
The landscape reserve of national significance “Blue Lakes” was created in 1972 to protect a unique natural complex that includes a river and a dozen lakes. Later it became part of the Narochansky National Park. Steep ravines and hills, a winding forest river, a light pine forest and several lakes at once-all this can be...
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Yeshiva
The first yeshiva in Eastern Europe appeared in Volozhin in 1803. The merit of Chaim Volozhiner in this is great. Up to 400 future rabbis studied here at the same time. In 1896, by order of the tsarist authorities, the yeshiva was closed. Unofficially, the training continued until 1939, when the head of the religious...
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Negoreloe Station
Today it is a small station of the Minsk branch of the railway in the Brest direction, but once the station Negoreloe was plotted on all geographical maps of Europe and the USSR and was very often mentioned in the press. In the period from 1921 to 1939, Negoreloe, which was then part of the...
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Museum of the History of the Manufactory of Belarus
The Museum of the History of the Manufactory of Belarus is opened in the secondary school No. 2 of the village of Smilovichi. In ancient times, Belarusian manufactories produced exclusive, piece-made goods, which had no analogues in the whole world. The Naliboki and Urechye glass manufactories, the Slutsk manufactory, the Tiesengauz silk manufactory, the Dubrovenskaya...
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