City buildings in Brest

Q: What historical places of Brest is worth visiting a lover of architecture?

The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross of 1856 combines neo-Romanesque style with elements of classicism, its altar is decorated with a rare icon “The Mother of God of Brest”. The railway station of 1886 is a sample of the “brick style” with stained glass windows and cast-iron columns, designed by the architect Boris Lorberg. In the Nikolaev Brotherly Church of 1906, frescoes of the Vasnetsov school have been preserved.

Q: Where to go in Brest with children: interesting places for family holidays?

The Open Air Railway Museum displays 50 exhibits, including the 1920s ER steam locomotive and tank car. In the archaeological museum "Berestye" you can see excavated estates of the XIII century with wooden pavements. For interactive - five-meter monument "Millennium of Brest" with figures of Prince Vladimir and Lithuanian Prince Vitovt.

Q: Where to take beautiful photos in Brest: the best photo zones?

The alley of forged lanterns on Gogol Street includes 30 unique lamps with stories from the writer’s works. The stone gate "Tsarsky" in the Brest fortress with a double-headed eagle is an example of Russian fortification architecture. The embankment of the Muhavets River offers views of ancient arched bridges and a gateway of the XIX century.

Q: What legends and legends are associated with the sights of Brest?

According to legend, the underground passages of the Brest fortress lead to a secret chapel with an icon, which was hidden by Bernardine monks. They say that in the building of the former Jesuit monastery of the XVII century, the ghost of the teacher of the Polesie gymnasium appears. A unique artifact is the Brest Bible of 1563, which was printed by the first printer Nikolai Radziwill Cherny.

Q: What little-known sights of Brest are worth seeing?

The Moorish-style synagogue building of 1862 hides surviving fragments of paintings with the Stars of David. In the house of the merchant Pevsner of the 1920s, stained glass windows in the Art Deco style and the original cast-iron staircase survived. On the territory of the former monastery of brigittes you can find a basement with brick arches of Gothic masonry.

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Terespol Gate

The Terespol Gate is one of the four gates of the Ring Barracks leading to the Citadel of the Brest Fortress. Named after the Poli …

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Sightseeing auto-pedestrian tour of Brest and Brest Fortress

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Abandoned Brest Fortress

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Rudkovsky Sergey Igorevich

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