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Q: In what architectural styles were the iconic buildings of Minsk built and who designed them?

Government House (1930-1934) by architect Joseph Langbard represents Soviet constructivism with Art Deco elements. The Red Church of Saints Simeon and Helena (1906-1910) was built in the neo-Romanesque style by Tomasz Paizdersky. The railway station combines Stalin’s Empire (1940s) and modern glass structures (2000s).

Q: Where to go in Minsk with children for educational rest?

The open-air boulder museum contains 2,134 stones, including the 4-metre-high 'Grandfather' of the Ice Age. The Open Ocean Ocean Oceanography Center demonstrates the Mir-1 underwater vehicles and a collection of shellfish. In the zoo in 1918, the foundations live bison - symbols of the Bialowieza Forest.

Q: Where are the best photo zones with historical color in Minsk?

Independence Avenue is the standard of Stalinist neoclassicism with an ensemble of buildings of the 1950s, including GUM with a clock tower. The gate of Minsk is two 11-storey towers of 1953 with the coat of arms of the BSSR and the German clock "Latern". Views of Nemiga from the height of the Cathedral of the Virgin Mary open panoramas of the historical center.

Q: What little-known but unique sights are there in Minsk?

The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross of 1680 is the only surviving Vilna Baroque monument in the city. Vankovich Manor in Loshitsky Park keeps an oak tree of 400 years old and a system of ancient outbuildings. The underground casemates of the 1825 Pishchalovsky Castle were used as a prison for political prisoners.

Q: What historical events are the key monuments of Minsk related to?

The opera house was built in 1938 on the site of the destroyed Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul - the main temple of the Minsk province. The Victory Monument was erected in 1954 in honor of the liberation of Belarus in 1944. The building of the National Library in the form of a rhombocuboctahedron symbolizes the “diamond of knowledge” of the post-Soviet era.

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National Library

The unusual project of the National Library of Viktor Kramarenko won the international architectural exhibition in 1988. But then …

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Planetarium

Minsk Planetarium is the largest planetarium in Belarus, it is part of the Eurasian Association of Planetariums. The main task set …

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Excursions Minsk (31)

Minsk 1941-1944 - conveyor of death

The tragedy of the fascist-occupied city of Minsk with a visit to memorials at the site of the 4th largest death camp "Trostenets" …

10000 ₽ group

2 h. 1 - 7

Minsk palette

Are you in Minsk for the first time and want to get acquainted with this amazing city? Then this tour is perfect for you, because …

6300 ₽ group

5 h. 1 - 3

Historical and Cultural Complex "Stalin Line"

The historical and cultural complex "Stalin Line" is a military-historical open-air museum. The exposition has all kinds of trench …

18900 ₽ group

In the castles of Peace and Nesvizh from Minsk

Nesvizh is now the district center of the Minsk region, but in the Middle Ages the city was the capital of the Radziwill family - …

20000 ₽ group

Guides Minsk (9)

Vikshnelis Tatiana Nikolaevna

Minsk

Language: Русский

Belarus is a country that amazes at first sight, to which you want to return. My task as a guide is not only to show the …

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Vyacheslav

Minsk

Language: Russian

I conduct sightseeing walking and car excursions around Minsk.

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Terekhov Anatoly

Minsk

Language: Русский

I will tell you about the complex and intricate history of Belarus and Minsk, I will show you not only buildings and mon …

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Andrei Komosco

Minsk

Language: English, Русский

I conduct individual excursions and trips around Minsk and the whole of Belarus, on my or your transport (I have 5-seate …

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Tours Minsk (7)

New Year in Minsk

Day 1. Departure from Kolomna. Night move. Day 2. Arrival in Minsk. Breakfast. Bus sightseeing tour of Minsk. Lunch. Excursion …

22600 ₽ group

Minsk Center of Belarus

Minsk is the capital of Belarus. Everyone starts in Minsk one way or another. In 3-4 hours you can walk through the city of severa …

99 $ group

War and memory of heroic ancestors

Individual tour and commemoration and search for burials of a soldier of the Great Patriotic War. Your father, your grandfather, y …

200 $ group

Shrines of Belarus

Monasteries and temples of Minsk, Zhirovichi, Brest, Polotsk are visited. Holy places, nature reserves, cultural and educational e …

12500 group

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