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The Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior (1866.

Here you can see a very elegant example of architecture of the retrospective Russian style. The Transfiguration Church was built of brick in 1866 on the site of an ancient wooden church. It is not yet known which denomination the old temple belonged to. In 1956, the Soviet authorities closed the church, and until 1990. She was in a depressing state. However, the shrine was later restored and returned to the faithful.

The Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior (1869

Not far from the village, on the edge of a pine forest, on a gentle hill, stands the Transfiguration Orthodox Church, built of fieldstone and brick in a retrospective Russian style according to one of the standard projects in 1869. Until 1864, there was a wooden church on this site, possibly a Uniate one. It has been known since 1752- Perhaps it was then that it was built. It is unknown whether the stone fence from the old church has been preserved or was erected after the construction of the new church.

Transfiguration Church of the Savior (1900

The elegant Transfiguration Church stands on an artificially created hill. It was built of brick in the retrospective Russian style of the Synodal trend in 1900. The gates and fence of the shrine were erected much earlier. By the style of the gates, by the exquisite laying of the fence, it can be assumed that they have been preserved from a temple, perhaps a wooden or stone church that once stood on this site.

Transfiguration Church of the Savior (18A Proletarskaya Street

This ancient temple can be seen on the street. 18A Proletarskaya Street. The brick shrine was built in the retrospective Russian style in 1905. In 1937, the Soviet authorities closed the temple and transferred it to an educational institution for workshops. In 2003, the church was restored and returned to the faithful.

Spaso-Preobrazhenskaya Church (ruins

The temple, which lies in ruins today, was probably built in the early 19th century. Large-scale construction was carried out for more than 35 years. In addition to valuable icons and decorations, the walls of the shrine were decorated with amber mosaics. After the church was rededicated to the Orthodox, all the decorations from it were taken to Russia. The wooden building of the Polish school (1921) has been preserved.

Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior (1896).

The settlement has been known since the beginning of the 16th century. Since the middle of the 17th century. - property of the Radziwill family. Since 1623, an ancient, possibly Uniate church has been operating here. Most likely, after the suppression of the uprising of 1830-1831, the shrine was closed by the tsarist authorities and possibly destroyed. In 1896, a new wooden shrine was built on the same site, consecrated as the Orthodox Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior. Today, the church and the surrounding area are well maintained, with shrubs and flowers everywhere.

Spassky Monastery (residential building

The city was founded in the XI century. Since 1287 It is known as the property of Volyn Prince Vladimir Vasilkovich. Since 1366, it has been the property of Prince Algirdas. At this time, the upper and Lower castles were erected. The monastery was founded in 1497. In 1626, a royal G60 royal church meeting was held there, at which the principles of the organization of the Uniate church were defined. The two-storey main building of the monastery, built in the Baroque style at the beginning of the 18th century, has survived.

Old Believers Assumption Church (1904

Old Believers Intercession Church (1903).

The expanses of the real Vitebsk countryside spread around. It is a swampy region, riddled with many rivers, rivulets and lakes. The largest lake is called Muysa. It is on the shore of this lake that the small village of Minkovichi is located. The Old Believers Intercession Church, built in the style of folk architecture in 1903, has been preserved here. The wooden church stands out for its modest interior and exterior decor.

The Old Castle (22 Zamkovaya Street)

21 Zamkova Street is one of the oldest monuments of our national architecture. The Old Castle is the only royal castle of the kings of Poland and Lithuania, preserved on the territory of Belarus. In 1398, Grand Duke Vytautas built a new five-tower castle on the site of the old wooden castle, which has partially survived to the present day. Today, the reconstruction of this architectural masterpiece of Belarus is underway.

Srechenskaya Church (ruins)

The local temple also stands on a small gentle hill next to the village. The temple was built in the early 19th century. One of the old-timers claimed that the construction of the temple began before 1831, and continued after 1864. The name of the temple, Sretensky, was also remembered. The temple needs urgent conservation.

"Cheese factory (XIX century

Manor House: cheese factory (ruins)

Zabolotye Manor: watermill (ruins

Grabovsky Manor: manor house (ruins

The manor of the Grabovsky family has been known since the 18th century. A majestic manor house with a four-column portico and a niche at the entrance for the sculpture of the Virgin Mary, as well as a barn and outbuildings, have been preserved in ruins. In 1841, the Transfiguration Church of the Savior was built of brick between Dikushki and Ogorodniki. The church was originally Catholic, but in 1864 it was rededicated as a church. There is a bell tower and masonry next to the temple.

The Gursky Estate: outbuildings (XIX-early XX centuries

Gursky Manor: manor house (19th century

It has been known since the middle of the 16th century under the name Svyatsk mal. Since the 18th century. the property of the Gasevskys, since the 20s of the XIX century - the Gurskys. In the 70s, the Gurskys rebuilt the manor house, erected new outbuildings and a starch factory. The manor house, ponds, and outbuildings have been preserved. Restoration work is actively underway.

The Zavishey Manor: a watermill (19th century

The old manor of the famous noble family of Zavishey"Kuhtichi". In addition to two stone outbuildings and the family chapel, there are many outbuildings, including a huge rectangular mill building, built here of stone and brick in the early 19th century. Adjacent to the main building of the mill is an auxiliary long (16 m) one-story building, which may once have been used as housing for import workers.

Kosciuszek Manor (park)

The Lukashevich Manor: manor house (ruins

Back in late 2014. This architectural monument of our heritage was in relatively good condition, and its reconstruction was planned. But today, only the walls of the manor house of the noble family of Lukashevich remain. The roof of the house, all wooden floors and structures disappeared in the fire. The house was built in the classical brick style in 1890. The manor's outbuildings are also in ruins.

Potocki Manor: Brovar (1900

In this village, you can see the sturdy buildings of the former Potocki gentry estate in the middle of the 19th century. There is a huge wooden barn in perfect condition, stone outbuildings, a brewery and alcohol storage facilities built in the early twentieth century.

The estate of the Pennskys (XIX century

Radziwillimonty Manor: a palace (ruins)

The Baroque palace was the epitome of wooden and stone architecture.

Seguenay Manor: manor house (1839

Among the ancient park stands an extraordinarily beautiful manor house, consisting of two parts. One of them is wooden and plastered, built by the owners of the Bulgarynami estate in 1839. The second is a stone extension with an Art Nouveau and Gothic tower– erected by the new owners of Segeni in 1905. Several outbuildings made of stone and brick of the 19th century have been preserved around the house.

Skinder Manor: Gates (ruins)

The Sulistrovsky Estate: Official (1900

Here we will be greeted by the buildings of the former Lubansky noble estate in good condition. A tavern, a brewery, wooden barns, a park with ponds, a house for workers. It was in this house that Yanka Kupala worked as an assistant Distiller in 1906-1907. In Yakhimovshchina, the poet's best poems were written, which were later included in his first collection of poems, the pipe. In 2001, a branch of the Yanka Kupala Literary Museum was opened here. Nearby, in Polochany, there is a stone cross, which the poet repeatedly visited.

The Sulistrovsky Estate: the barn (1851

The Tolochkov Estate: a chapel-tomb (1909

The settlement has been known since the beginning of the 16th century. Starting from the 60s of the XVI century. the property of the family is valuable. Since the beginning of the 19th century. - the property of the Tolochkov family. The manor house has not been preserved, but you can see the ruins of various outbuildings and distillery buildings, a landscape park with ponds. The family chapel, the tomb of the Tolochkov family (1909), has been preserved a little better.

Tyshkevich Manor: manor house (1933

In Belovezhskaya Pushcha, in addition to a huge number of natural attractions, you can see the remains of the once rich noble estate of the Tyshkevich family, founded here at the end of the XVIII century. The rebuilt manor house, built of wood in 1933, wooden outbuildings and a memorial stone in honor of the military exploits of General Tyshkevich have been preserved. Now there is a hotel complex located here.

Khodkevich Manor: Main gate (ruins)

The famous magnate family of the Khodkeviches owned this estate since the beginning of the 18th century. A huge number of outbuildings have been preserved: a gatehouse, a refrigerator, a house for workers, barns and a barn. People still live in the wing today. Only the fence and the gate made of brick and stone give an idea of how rich this estate was.