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Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross was built by the architect August Klein in the Neo-Romanesque style with Neo-Gothic features. The first time the temple was damaged in the First World War, after the Second World War, the shrine was closed. Today, the church serves not only as a landmark of Belarus,...
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Slutsk Gymnasium
The history of the gymnasium No. 1 in Slutsk dates back to 1617, when Janusz Radziwill founded a Calvinist school in the city, which today is considered the oldest school in Belarus. In 1838, the wooden building of the gymnasium was replaced by a stone one. Part of this building has been preserved to this...
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“Zubrenok”
The National Children’s Educational and Health Center “Zubrenok” opened its doors in 1969. The fame of the camp quickly spread outside the BSSR, it was called “Belarusian Artek” and many children dreamed of getting there. But the ticket was awarded mainly to excellent students and activists. Today, every Belarusian schoolboy dreams of getting a shift...
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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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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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Mound of Glory
One of the most significant memorials to the victims of the war was created for the 25th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus in 1969 and perpetuated the feat of arms of the soldiers of the Soviet Army and partisans. The 35-meter-high hill is based on the land of all the hero cities of the...
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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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Arboretum Garden
The garden with an area of 16 hectares is located near the village of Nikoltsy, between the lakes Naroch and Myastro. Here you can see about 400 species of plants characteristic of various parts of the planet: from Siberia to South America. Here you can spend hours walking along well-groomed trails and small wooden bridges,...
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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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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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