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Period: 500 BCE to
Architecture of Belarus
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500
Earth-house
It was built into a hillside or otherwise constructed to be partly or fully subterranean.Its depth was about one meter. The walls were enclosed with boards.
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Feb 28, 800
Wooden Hut
The whole hut was made of logs, forming like a crown. It could be the basement is the bottom floor, underground and cellar. The roof was usually covered with straw or clay.
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Feb 28, 1044
Sofia Cathedral
It is one of the oldest temples constructed by Eastern Slavonic peoples and the first church built from stone on the territory of Belarus.
St. Sophia (Hagia Sophia) Cathedral is distinguished by remarkable and symbolic architecture. It was built on the right bank of the Western Dvina River in the 11th century.
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Feb 28, 1205
Vitebsk Cathedral
An orthodox cathedral in the city centre on Uspenskaya Hill. One of the most beautiful cathedrals in Vitebsk and Belarus in the whole, it was restored in 2011 according to the building of XVIII century. From the first sight the cathedral impresses with its splendor and charm. A splendid view of the city opens from the observation deck of the cathedral.
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Feb 28, 1323
Lida Castle
Lida Castle (Lidskiy zamok) was built in the early 14th century by Grand Duke Gediminas of Lithuania.
Famously built on sand, Lida Castle has withstood 7 centuries of battles and occupations of the surrounding land.
Lida Castle is similar in layout to another famous place in Belarus, Mir Castle. Boulder walls constructed in the early 14th century were later faced with red brick.
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Feb 28, 1520
Mir Castle
The Mir Castle complex (Mirsky zamok) is an outstanding example of 16th-century fortification art. It’s located in the town of Mir in the Grodno region of Belarus.
A three-storey palace was built along the eastern and northern walls of the castle which had forty fretted rooms. Earth walls were built around the castle with bastions at the corners, surrounded by a water moat.
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Nesvizh Palace
The foundation stone of Nesvizh Palace was laid in 1584. It was rebuilt many times and as a consequence has features of manyarchitectural styles including:
Renaissance
Baroque
Rococo
Classicism
Neo-gothic
Modernism. http://www.belarus.by/en/travel/belarus-life/nesvizh-palace -
The Palace of the Rumyantsevs and the Paskeviches
The Palace of the Rumyantsevs and the Paskeviches in Gomel is one of the most beautiful examples of architecture in Belarus.On the bank of the River Sozh there was a wooden castle, which had earlier belonged to Michal Fryderyk Czartoryski, the Grand Chancellor of Lithuania. Piotr Rumyantsev had the wooded castle demolished and a new one built.
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National Library of Belarus
The library has a capacity for about 2,000 readers and a meeting room with 500 seats. The main component of the architectural design is the dome on top. The new building of the library was designed by architects Mikhail Vinogradov and Viktor Kramarenko. The building was officially opened on 16 Jun 2006.
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Private Residence in Minsk
a private home located in Minsk, Belarus, is nearly one of a kind in its unique combination of modern exterior construction and homey interior decor. Completed in 2016, this ultra modern home was designed and created by architect Igor Petrenko
http://www.homedsgn.com/2017/02/01/unique-combination-of-modern-exterior-construction-and-homey-interior-decor/
