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Church of the Intercession

Church of the Intercession

Church of the Intercession

Church of the Intercession

In 1674, the Dominican monks built this brick church of the Virgin Mary in the Baroque style. In 1832, the church was transferred to the Orthodox. At the end of the 19th century. A bell tower is attached to the building of the shrine. Today it is the Intercession Church. The corners of the former church are still securely held by strong buttresses.

Church of the Intercession

Church of the Intercession

In 1867, a church in honor of the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built from field stone in a retrospective Russian style. The temple was in ruins until 2005. Thanks to Priest Grigory Sapun, the shrine has been restored and receives believers. Original corner chapels are built into the stone fence of the temple.

Church of the Intercession

According to written sources, since 1816 the settlement G G112 was the property of the gentry Goretsky. It is worth visiting the railway station and seeing the station building, built of brick in 1903. In 1885, the wooden Church of the Intercession was erected in the neoclassical style. The exterior decor of the temple gives the shrine decoration and restrained solemnity.

Church of the Intercession

The Church of the Intercession was used for economic purposes after the Second World War and until the 1990s. The shrine was built of wood in the retrospective Russian style in 1862. It is believed that in 1865 the temple was rebuilt from a shrine that was built much earlier.

Church of the Intercession

The Intercession Church was built of brick in the retrospective Russian style in 1869 on the site of a wooden church that had stood here since the beginning of the XVIII century. Three arched entrances are covered with figured portals. The graceful features of the bell tower and the modest onion domes give the church exquisite and lovely features.

Church of the Intercession

It is known that the Church of the Intercession was built in the 70s of the XIX century, but a more precise date of construction has not yet been determined. In the early twentieth century, the temple was slightly rebuilt. This brick temple stands in the center of the village. The first battle of the War of 1812 took place next to Simakov.

Church of the Intercession

The Orthodox church in this village was built at the very end of the 19th century. Previously, a wooden church stood in its place, built in 1671. The brick church is made in the pseudo-Russian style. This cross-domed church has a special silhouette and is distinguished by the exterior decor and domes above the main room and the bell tower.

Church of the Intercession

This church was built of wood on the edge of the village in 1795 as a Uniate church. In 1895, the temple was significantly rebuilt. Today, the Intercession Church is a monument of folk architecture with features of classicism and retrospective Russian style. The interior of the shrine has also preserved a combination of different styles and trends in architecture.

Church of the Intercession

The Church of the Intercession in the pseudo-Russian style was built of good fieldstone in 1866. This is one of the examples of typical projects of religious buildings that were popular in the Belarusian lands after the suppression of the uprising of 1863-1864. After the Second World War and until 1992, the church was used as a warehouse. In 1994, it was restored and returned to the faithful.

Church of the Intercession

The buildings of the old town (1924), the printing house (1886) and the synagogue (1903) have been preserved in the city. The residential building of the Trinitarian monastery (late 18th century) is located on Zamkova Street. On the way to Vileika, you can see the earthen ramparts of the castle. In 1871, the Orthodox Church of the Intercession was built in the retrospective Russian style. In 1907, the Art Nouveau railway station building was erected. In the city you can also see the houses of the ancestral buildings of the XIX century.

Church of the Intercession

Church of the Intercession

In 1842, the Intercession Church was built of wood in the style of folk architecture at the expense of donations from the Radziwills and local landowners. In 1864, the church was rebuilt. In front of the temple stands a brahma bell tower made of rubble stone. The Lan River originates near the village.

Church of the Intercession

Church of the Intercession

In 1830, on the outskirts of this small village, the Church of the Intercession was built of fieldstone and brick in a retrospective Russian style. The spans of stone walls bordered by plastered brick walls look good. A low faceted bell tower rises above the main entrance of the church. The church has preserved icons of the XVIII century.

Church of the Intercession

In 1856, at the expense of Prince Lyubetsky, the Intercession Church was built of wood in a retrospective Russian style. In the early twentieth century, the temple was rebuilt. To the right of the temple stands an unusual architectural bell tower. Its upper part with a pointed dome is made of wood, and the lower part in the form of a truncated pyramid is made of rubble stone.

Church of the Intercession

The Church of the Intercession of rubble stone and brick was built in 1822 in the early neoclassical style. It is likely that once this temple was also a church. There is an interesting bell tower near the temple. From the nineteenth century. the farmyard, gates and ruins of the distillery have been preserved. An elegant 18th-century roadside chapel has also been preserved in Belavichi.

Church of the Intercession

Church of the Intercession

The settlement of Veino has been known since 1560. The Church of the Intercession in the classical style was built of brick in 1782. According to other sources, this temple was built much earlier and was originally a church, but there are not enough historical documents to speak about this with certainty. Apparently, the temple has been rebuilt several times, which leads to such an unexpected architecture.

Church of the Intercession

Church of the Intercession

Church of the Intercession

Church of the Intercession

In 1807, a unique monument of the country's national heritage, the Church of the Intercession, was built here in the classical brick style. The three entrances to the temple are decorated with high white stairs. In 1989, the shrine was restored and opened to the faithful.

Church of the Intercession

The Church of the Intercession was built of brick in the classical style in 1904. The undeveloped space around the church provides an opportunity to admire this architectural masterpiece from all sides. Next to the temple there is an interesting residential building built in 1840. Another one, built in 1849, can be seen across the street, at the corner of Zastavnaya Street.

Church of the Intercession

Church of the Intercession

Church of the Intercession

Known as a village of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1407. Since 1621 – a town. In 1900, a brick Pokrovskaya Church was built in the retrospective-Russian style. It stands on the site of an ancient Uniate church, known since 1514. The post office building and a stone mill from 1920 have survived to this day. Near the modern church you can see a stone cross made of light granite of a very beautiful shape. Not far from the town, the Berezina river originates.