Minsk11’ MOlya KuchukIra Kazakevich

Minsk is the capital of Belarus, an ancient and beautiful city with a long and exciting history. Minsk stands on the Svisloch river in a picturesque place. The present-day city is the city with wide streets, modern architecture, green parks and some churches which are very important for our people.

MINSK

The Prospect of Independence is the main street in Minsk. This central street crosses the whole city.

It joins four main squares in Minsk:

Independence Square, Central Square, Victory

Square and Yakub Kolas Square.

The most important building in Independence Square is the Government House.

Victory Square is a part of the Prospect of Independence.

The square is planned round the central monument decorated with figures of heroes of the Great Patriotic war.

If you walk for about fifteen minutes from

Victory Square, you will see Yakub

Kolas Square.

It is named in memory of the great national poet of Belarus.

Yakub Kolas

Three beautiful parks lie along the Prospect of Independence. The prospect is busy day

and night.

MINSKATTRACTIONS

Cathedral of the Holy GhostOne of Minsk's only remaining historic buildings, the Cathedral of the Holy Ghost dates back to 1642 when it was built as a convent for Bernadine nuns.

Cheluskintsev Park

For all the fun of the fair, old-fashioned

style, visit the Cheluskintsev

Amusement Park in the city centre of Minsk. Established in 1932

and little changed since, it is a far cry

from Disneyland, but there is plenty of fun.

Our Botanical Garden was built in 1932. With the size of 153 gectars OR 0.6 square miles and collections of 9,000 types of plants, it`s considered to be one of the largest Botanical Gardens in Europe. It sure is a nice quiet place to walk at, feed the birds in a small Swan lake, sit on the bench…

Central BotanicalGarden

Belarussian State PhilharmonicTheater

For great music and great musicians Belarussian Philarmonia is the place to visit. Situated in Yakuba Kolasa (Metro) opposite the Lenin sculpture it compliments already modern and beautiful surroundings.

Modern National Library of BelarusNational Library of Belarus is probably the most famous modern building in whole Belarus. The shape of library is like a globe, standing on platform. In the evening the building lights up in different colours. Not to be missed.

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