The Best Attractions In Vetka

Palace of the Rumyantsevs and the Paskeviches

Vietka is a small, historical town in Belarus, situated on the bank of the Sozh River. It is the principal centre in Vietka Rajon in Gomel Region.It was established in 1685 by the Old Believer Priest Group ) who were known as the Theodesians and who had migrated from Central Russia. At the time it was founded, Vetka was on Lithuanian territory.The town's prosperity brought on the wrath of the Russian Empire and as result, it was gutted twice by the Tsarist army in the 18th century. Vetka, on the left bank of the Sozh River, is located in an area which was highly radioactive due to the nuclear fallout of the Chernobyl disaster that occurred on April 26,...
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The Best Attractions In Vetka

1. Vetka Museum of Old Believers and Belarusian Traditions F.G. Shklyarov Vetka
2. Gomel Palace & Park Ensemble Gomel
The Rumyantsev-Paskevich Residence is the main place of historical importance in the city of Gomel, Belarus. The grounds of the residence stretch for 800 meters along the steep right bank of the Sozh River. An image of the residence is featured on the Belarusian 20,000-ruble bill. The two-storey palace of Field Marshal Pyotr Rumyantsev was built between 1777 and 1796 to a Neoclassical design attributed to Ivan Starov. The palace replaced the ruined castle of Gomel's previous owner, Michael Frederick Czartoryski. The central part is surmounted by a square belvedere with a wide flat dome. The six-columned Corinthian portico faces an extensive English park. The main portico is placed on a high platform and is supported by four Corinthian columns. After Pyotr Rumyantsev's death in 1796, the gr...
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3. Palace of the Rumyantsevs and the Paskeviches Gomel
The Rumyantsev-Paskevich Residence is the main place of historical importance in the city of Gomel, Belarus. The grounds of the residence stretch for 800 meters along the steep right bank of the Sozh River. An image of the residence is featured on the Belarusian 20,000-ruble bill. The two-storey palace of Field Marshal Pyotr Rumyantsev was built between 1777 and 1796 to a Neoclassical design attributed to Ivan Starov. The palace replaced the ruined castle of Gomel's previous owner, Michael Frederick Czartoryski. The central part is surmounted by a square belvedere with a wide flat dome. The six-columned Corinthian portico faces an extensive English park. The main portico is placed on a high platform and is supported by four Corinthian columns. After Pyotr Rumyantsev's death in 1796, the gr...
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4. Observation Tower Gomel
5. Peter and Paul Cathedral Gomel
6. The Chapel and the Burial Vault of the Paskevich Gomel
7. Bauman Bridge Gomel

Vetka Videos

Pinsk in pre-revolutionary photographs

Дореволюционная Россия на фотографиях
Пинск вокруг 1900 г.

Pre-revolutionary Russia in photographs
Pinsk around 1900.

Here I present an album of photograpohs of the city of Pinsk, dating back to Pre-revolutionary times when the city was part of thel Russian Empire....

Today, the city is located in Belarus, in the Polesia region, traversed by the river Pina, at the confluence of the Strumen and Pripyat rivers.

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From the Barcarolle No.5 in A minor, Op.93, No.4 by Anton Rubinstein

The Best Attractions In Vetka