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The Best Attractions In Minsk

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Minsk is the capital and largest city of Belarus, situated on the Svislač and the Nyamiha Rivers. As the national capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk Region and Minsk District . The population in January 2018 was 1,982,444, making Minsk the 11th most populous city in Europe. Minsk is the administrative capital of the Commonwealth of Independent States and seat of the Executive Secretary. The earliest historical references to Minsk date to the 11th century , when it was noted as a provincial city within the Principality of Polotsk. The settlement developed on the rivers. In 1242, Minsk...
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  • 1. Church of Saints Simon and Helena Minsk
    Church of Saints Simon and Helena also known as the Red Church is a Roman Catholic church on Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus. This neo-Romanesque church was designed by Polish architects Tomasz Pajzderski and Władysław Marconi. The cornerstone was laid in 1905 and the church was completed in 1910. The bricks for its walls were sourced from Częstochowa, whilst the roof tiles came from Włocławek. Its construction was financed by Edward Woyniłłowicz , a prominent Belarusian-Polish landowner, businessman and civic activist. The church was named and consecrated in memory of Woyniłłowicz's two deceased children, Szymon and Helena.
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  • 2. National Library of Belarus Minsk
    The National Library of Belarus is the biggest library in the Republic of Belarus. The library is located in Minsk, the capital of Belarus. It houses the largest collection of Belarusian printed materials and the third largest collection of books in Russian behind the Russian State Library and the Russian National Library .
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  • 4. Belarusian State Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War Minsk
    The Holocaust in Belarus in general terms refers to the Nazi crimes committed during World War II on the territory of Belarus against Jews. The borders of Belarus however, changed dramatically following the Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939, which has been the source of confusion especially in the Soviet era as far as the scope of the Holocaust in Belarus is concerned.When World War II began, with the September 1, 1939 attack on Poland by Nazi Germany, the sovereign Belarus of today did not exist. The Nazi-Soviet Pact signed in secrecy led to the parallel Soviet invasion of Poland from the east on September 17, 1939. The eastern half of prewar Poland was annexed by the USSR to the two republics of Soviet Belarus and Soviet Ukraine.The entire territory of modern-day Belarus was occupied by ...
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  • 5. Victory Park Minsk
    Victory Square — square in the centre of the City of Minsk located at the crossing of Independence Avenue and Zakharau Street. The square is located in the historic centre of Minsk nearby with the museum of the 1st Congress of RSDRP, Main offices of National State TV and Radio and City House of Marriages. A green park stretches from the Victory Square to the river of Svislach and to the entrance to the M. Gorky Park. Victory Square is the key landmark of Minsk. Holiday parades go through the square. The newly married traditionally take their picture at the square. Victory Square is the Belarusian version of Red Square in Moscow in the Russian Federation. Transportation: Metro Plošča Pieramohi, street car 1,3,4,6,8,10,11
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  • 8. Chelyuskinites Park Minsk
    Čaliuskincaŭ Park is an urban forest park in Minsk, Belarus. The park's area is 78 hectares. The park contains an amusement park. Other attractions include a Children's Railroad, operated exclusively by teenagers, and a cinema Raduga . There is a Minsk Metro station Park Čaliuskincaŭ next to the park. The park is adjacent to the Minsk Botanical Garden. The park was established during 1928-1932 as Kamaroúski Park and was renamed in 1934 for the crew of the SS Chelyuskin. It was based on the existing Kamaroúski Forest , enriched by noble and decorative species of trees. Historically the park was part of the Wańkowicz family estate and was called the Wańkowicz Forest. According to the book In the claws of the GPU of the Belarusian writer Frantsishak Alyakhnovich, Kamaroúski Forest wa...
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  • 10. Gorky Central Park Minsk
    Gorky Park is a public park in Minsk, Belarus. It is located near the Victory Square and the Yanka Kupala Park. The park was established in 1800 under the name Governor's Garden. During the Soviet times it was renamed парк культуры і адпачынку імя Максіма Горкага after the famous Russian/Soviet writer Maksim Gorky. Parks with this name have been established in many cities of the Soviet Union. A part of the park's territory is occupied by an amusement park with a 56 meter high Ferris wheel. It also has an educational observatory with planetarium. The Ice Palace is also located in Gorky Park. President Lukashenko, known for his hobby of ice hockey, frequents this place, at which times the access to this part of the park is closed for general public.
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  • 11. The National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus Minsk
    Brest , formerly Brest-Litowsk , is a city in Belarus at the border with Poland opposite the Polish city of Terespol, where the Bug and Mukhavets rivers meet. It is the capital city of the Brest Region. The city of Brest is a historic site of many cultures. It was the location of important historical events such as the Union of Brest and Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. The Brest Fortress was recognized by the Soviet Union as the Hero Fortress in honor of the defense of Brest Fortress in June 1941. During medieval times, the city was part of the Kingdom of Poland from 1020 until 1319 when it was taken by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It became part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1569. As a result of the Partitions of Poland, it was incorporated into the Russian Empire in 1795. After Wo...
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  • 14. Minsk Planetarium Minsk
    Gorky Park is a public park in Minsk, Belarus. It is located near the Victory Square and the Yanka Kupala Park. The park was established in 1800 under the name Governor's Garden. During the Soviet times it was renamed парк культуры і адпачынку імя Максіма Горкага after the famous Russian/Soviet writer Maksim Gorky. Parks with this name have been established in many cities of the Soviet Union. A part of the park's territory is occupied by an amusement park with a 56 meter high Ferris wheel. It also has an educational observatory with planetarium. The Ice Palace is also located in Gorky Park. President Lukashenko, known for his hobby of ice hockey, frequents this place, at which times the access to this part of the park is closed for general public.
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