Minsk, Belarus – interesting information with photos. Guide to Minsk – the main attractions and places of interest.
Minsk city (Minsk)
Minsk is the largest city of Belarus and its capital. City located on the slope of the Minsk Highlands on the banks of the river Svisloch. Minsk is a green city, there are many parks and green plantings, but a large number of industrial enterprises and cars significantly affect the ecology of the city.
Arriving in Minsk – the capital of Belarus, be prepared to hear the story of Princess Rogneda. After all, thanks to her, Belarus, and more precisely a large part of the modern state (then it was still Principality of Polotsk), in fact, gained independence at the beginning XI century.
The historical center of Minsk
Subsequently, Izyaslav was born. Rogneda herself could not forgive what was done to Vladimir, who had already become prince of Kiev, and sent the killer to him. The princess’s venture was not successful, and Vladimir came to Polotsk, giving Rogneda a goodbye night with life. But in the morning, coming up to the princess’s chambers, I met on the threshold of a four year old Izyaslav with a toy sword in his hands. The son said to him: “You are not here the only man! “. After which Vladimir decided that from now on, no princes are sent from Kiev to Polotsk, but Polotsk princes will not claim the throne of Kiev, and only pay a symbolic tribute. Then the principality of Polotsk actually gained independence.
But let us return to modern Belarus and its capital. Minsk, probably the only city of European capitals that does not have pedestrian street. A couple of years ago, the public blew the news about the fact that Minsk will have its own Arbat. Presumably turn into a pedestrian tourist going to the street bearing the name Karl Marx, which runs parallel to the main avenue of Minsk – Independence Avenue. It starts from Sverdlov Street, passes through the streets Volodarsky and Komsomolskaya, then crosses Lenin, Engels, Krasnoarmeyskaya streets, and ends on the street Yankee Kupala. Except for the last one, all other names. related to Soviet terminology. Unfortunately, so far this project failed to implement.
Winter Minsk
Minsk Guide – attractions and interesting places
Minsk City Hall
Upper Town (it takes up space from the intersection of the square Freedom from Nemiga Street to Internatsionalnaya Street). Here City Hall (restored ten years ago on the old foundation of the original destroyed town hall) monasteries and churches: the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, once he belonged to the Bernardine women’s catholic monastery, the remaining parts of which are also preserved, and the archcathedral Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, as well as dozens of buildings of architecture XVII – XIX centuries.
Red Church in Minsk
Fortunately, during the war years, this part of the city suffered less others. Immediately beyond the Svisloch River is located the Trinity Suburb with the buildings of the former Uniate Church – Trinity Monastery, which was a mariavitok monastery.
Trinity Monastery
Trinity Suburb is located in the quadrilateral of streets Bogdanovich (which continues to Nemigu), Storozhevskaya (continued Yanki Kupala Street, located on the left bank of the Svisloch), Communal embankment and Starovilenskaya street.
Kitaevskaya synagogue
On the street Bogdanovich inside the quarter towers a strict building Kitaevsky synagogue, once the main in Minsk. Now it’s a museum of nature. At the intersection of Bogdanovich and Kommunalnaya (at the bridge over Svisloch) stands former Uniate Trinity Monastery, which was founded in 1625. Minsk residents believe that in the future he will be transferred to the church. On the street Kommunalnaya worth just a few houses, but thanks to this a wonderful view of the river Svisloch and Upper Town along with the town hall and churches, and from the street Starovilenskaya across the river is visible Pobediteley Avenue, which is something reminds Moscow Arbat, but New, with its modern skyscrapers.
