The history of the Cathedral dates back to 1633-1642. It is a valuable monument of late Baroque style of Old Minsk. Six columns divide the inner room into three naves. The iconostasis has a number of marvelous icons including the Our Lady miracle-working icon that miraculously appeared on the Svisloch bank in 1500.
Address: Kirilla and Mefodiya Street, 3 (Nemiga).
It was opened in 1933. Nowadays there are more than 30 titles of dramatic works on the poster of the theatre, the most popular of them are: “Carmen”, “Eugene Onegin”, “Swan Lake”, “Rigoletto”, “Romeo& Juliet”, all of them are well staged with rich decorations and eye-catching costumes. We can assure you’ll get an unforgettable impression after those excellent opera or ballet performance!
Address: Parizhskaya Kommuna sq., 1.
The “Old Town” in the 19th century style. This historical and cultural part of Minsk survived after the destroying World War 2. Here you may admire the Svisloch River, walk down the cobbled streets and enjoy a cup of hot tea or coffee in one of the little cafes. It’s a great and lovely place to walk and relax in any season of the year.
Is considered to be the most significant tourist attraction and the main information and cultural centre of the country and Minsk city, one of the most important and controversial projects in the modern Belarus. A 72-meter (236 feet) high, 23-storey building in the shape of a diamond symbolizes material and spiritual values gathered by the humanity during thousands of years.
Address: Nezalezhnasti Ave, 116.
It is one of the largest water parks in CIS-countries and the fifth in size in Europe. It is situated in a prestige ecologically-sound district of Minsk on a landscape shore of Drozdy storage reservoir near an exceptional land – biological nature reserve “Lebyazhy”. Virtually, a wonderful forest fairy-tale created by a man and Nature is stretching in a couple of kilometers from the city center!
Сomplex “Lebyazhy” offers their visitors the following: a “Territory of SPA” center, park of water entertainments, water zone with the pools, family amusement center “KaZki” for children with a lot of labyrinths, 5D cinema, food courts, game campus “Konfiland” for little children, merry-go-rounds, musical theater and “Electronic musicians” attraction, fitness-center and gym, bars and fast food restaurants of Australian trend “Country Chicken”.
Fresh air, flowery meadows, mixed forest and water areas of international scope give you a perfect rest in eco-friendly place.
Adress: Pobeditelei Avenue, 120.
Founded at September 30, 1943. The new building of the museum in conjunction with the obelisk “Minsk – Hero City” is a single architectural ensemble. The main facade of the museum building is designed as a symbolic victory salute rays. The museum in the architectural plan consists of 4 blocks on the number of years of war. Blocks combines exposition gallery “road of war”.
The museum has 10 exhibition halls and the Victory Hall (located under a glass dome).
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Adress: Pobeditelei Avenue, 8.
During the opening ceremony of the Square there was laid a tradition to take an oath of allegiance to the State flag of Belarus. On the opening day outstanding people of Belarus took an oath: veterans, talented students, athletes and others. It is planned to use the Square for events on the Day of the State Emblem and Flag of Belarus, during the civil-patriotic events and visits of foreign delegations to Minsk.
In addition, State Flag Square in Minsk is on the list of the sights, recommended for visiting by the tourists who come to Minsk.
The total area of the Palace of Independence is about 50 thousand square meters. It has several hundred rooms.
On October 24, 2013 there was held a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council at the level of Heads of State, and on October 25 – a meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS.
Palace took part in the competition of construction achievements of Minsk, 2013.
On February 25, 2014 at the Palace the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko awarded the three-time Olympic champion Darya Domracheva the Medal of the Hero of Belarus, the Medal of the Fatherland of the first degree to the coach of the Belarusian freestyle team Nicholai Kozeko, the Medal of the Fatherland of the third degree to Anton Kushnir, Alla Tsuper, Nadezhda Scardino.
Address: Pobeditelei Avenue, 12.
The Victory Square opened in 1954 is one of the main monuments dedicated to the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). Among the sights of Minsk, the Victory monument stands out in its size rising to the sky at more than 35 meters height, and at the top of it one can observe the star – a 3-meter replica of the Order of Victory. There is also the eternal fire that burns in any weather, and on holidays there is a guard of honor near it.
The Red Church is a temple-memorial of the beginning of the XX century that nowadays is one of the Minsk symbols. The official name of the church is the Sts. Simon and Helena Church. It is because the cathedral was built to commemorate the premature death of two young children, Simon and Helena Wojnilowicz, of a Belarusian aristocratic family. It is known as the Red Church because of its red brick walls.
After the October revolution the Red church was adapted for the State Polish theatre of the BSSR. After the World War II the building was reconstructed and passed to the Belarusian film studio. In 1975 the House of cinema was placed there. In 1990 the structure was returned to the believers.
Opposite to the modern building of the railway station, there are the symbolical “City’s Gates” – two identical 11-storeyed towers erected on the corners of five-floor apartment houses.
On one of the towers constructed in Stalin classicism style, there is the biggest clock in the republic – the diameter of the clock-face is more than 3.5 m. Thus the building is called “The time of Minsk”. The other is named “Coat of arms of Belarus”. Eight sculptures symbolizing a worker, a collective farmer, an engineer and a soldier have been put back for 30-meter height – four sculptures per each tower.
The City’s Gates are very often depicted on numerous cards, posters and stamps.
