Gomel Palace and Park Ensemble

Gomel Palace and Park Ensemble is one of the oldest museum institutions of the Republic of Belarus, which includes not only architectural monuments, but also natural monuments. The complex includes the palace of the Rumyantsevs and Paskeviches, the chapel-tomb of the Paskevich princes, the administrative building, the Winter Garden and the observation tower.

The main exhibition complexes are located on the territory of the Rumyantsev and Paskevich Palace. In the central part of the palace there are interior items and personal belongings of the owners of the palace. In a separate hall there is a collection of Old Believers icons and archaeological expositions. On the second floor in the grotto of the palace and in the ground floor are the Knightly Halls. A separate exposition is devoted to the collection of handwritten and old printed books.

Princes Paskevichi are buried in a chapel tomb near the main building. It is made in the Neo-Russian style with numerous decorative details and colorful majolica tiles with plant ornamentation.

On the territory of the complex in an exquisite park is the Lebyazhy Pond, formed on the basis of an old river. The territory of the park itself is a solid deciduous massif with unique tree species.