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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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Island of Tears

The Island of Tears is a memorable place of Minsk, covered with sad romance. This beautiful place is also called the “Island of Co …

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Excursions Minsk (31)

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Minsk walking tour (center)

During the sightseeing walking tour of Minsk, we will become Minsk residents for a short time. The beginning of the tour is the ra …

9500 ₽ 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

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Dudutki - Museum of ancient crafts and technologies

Museum of Material Culture "Dudutki" is located 45 km from Minsk, It is located in a picturesque place on the river Ptich. Excursi …

15000 ₽ 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 …

Babuk Eleanor

Minsk

Language: Русский

I conduct excursions only in Russian, almost all over the country with departure from Minsk, will help organize accommod …

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Apanasevich Evgeny Vikentyevich

Minsk

Language: Polish, Russian

I offer animation, historical-architectural, historical-biographical, natural history, military-historical, ethnographic …

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Filimonova Maria

Minsk

Language: Русский

Come to Belarus, because once you have been here, you will definitely come to this beautiful country again!! I conduct …

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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

New Year Belarusian round-the-world

Day 1: Departure Day 2: Vitebsk + Zdravnevo Sightseeing tour "Vitebsk - the cultural capital of Belarus".Visit to the Marc C …

36500 ₽ group

Shrines of Belarus

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

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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 …

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