Three squares - four eras (sightseeing walking tour of Minsk)

The history of Minsk can be divided into five global eras, which the city lived: Principality of Polotsk, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Russian Empire, USSR, modern history of the Independent Republic of Belarus.

And if we are still writing the history of the last epoch, and it is not difficult to find it, then the traces of the previous ones can not be seen with an unprepared glance. But together with you we will try to do it. We will start our tour with Freedom Square, the place where the city of Minsk was born. Here you will learn about the first mention of Minsk in the annals, about the battle on the Nemiga River, about where the Minsk Castle was located. You will learn when Minsk became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, received the Magdeburg law and much more from the history of the medieval city.

After that, through the cozy streets of Revolutionary and International (the toponymy of the city center is very Soviet), we will go beyond Minsk 150 years ago and find ourselves where the city did not exist at that time. Discover the secrets of "Pishchalovsky Castle" - this is one of the most famous prisons in Minsk. At that time, no one could have predicted that the prison would be in a tight border with the main square of the city - Independence Square (the period of the Russian Empire and the Soviet one). Constructivism, the monument to Lenin coexist with the church of St. Simeon and Helena.

Did you know that after the war Minsk was not to be restored, but to be preserved and made a monument to military operations? But after all, Minsk has revived and even increased 50 times! But it was a different era, with different symbols and values. We will walk along the main avenue of the city - Independence Avenue. Let's see how many fingers it would take to name it. Consider the unique Stalinist architecture, be sure to go to the oldest Soviet cafe in Minsk to taste delicious GOST cakes. And then shopping in GUM! (but it's +2 hours)

Our promenade will end on October Square. Here we will find out what the size of the button was on the monument to Stalin that once stood here, see the starting point of the roads of Belarus, and find out what was in the ticket offices of the theater. Yankee Kupala in Minsk before its reconstruction!

The price is from the group. The price includes tour guide services, does not include the cost of visiting the cafeteria.