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city in Belarus

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city in Belarus

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Brest (Belarus)

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449km

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Sights (14)

Yanka Kupala Park

365m

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Gorky Park (Minsk)

A public park established in 1800 under the name Governor's Garden. During the Soviet times it was renamed "парк культуры і адпачынку імя Максіма Горкага" (Park of culture and recreation after A.M.Gorky) after the famous Russian/Soviet writer Maksim Gorky. Parks with this name have been established in many cities of the Soviet Union. A part of the park's territory is occupied by an amusement park with a 56-metre-high Ferris wheel. It also has an educational observatory with a planetarium. The Ice Palace (indoors skating rink) is also located in Gorky Park. President Lukashenko, known for his hobby of ice hockey, frequents this place, at which times the access to this part of the park is closed for general public.

588m

53.9041666727.57138889

National Opera and Ballet of Belarus

The most sought-after Minsk theatre. It has an excellent reputation for quality of the experience and variety of performances, incl. for children. For regular performances, tickets are readily available online and from various ticket vendors across the city. For the most exclusive shows, e.g. Christmas gala concerts, tickets - if sold out - are occasionally made available from the theatre box office at short notice, a day before or so.

895m

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St. Joseph Church, Minsk

1.1km

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Holy Spirit Cathedral (Minsk)

1.2km

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State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus

National intelligence agency of Belarus

1.4km

53.8988888927.55444444

Church of Saints Simon and Helena

The best known Roman Catholic church in the city, commonly known as the Red Church, built between 1908 and 1910 in Romanesque Revival style. It is a home to a large and active community maintaining a library, choir and many other ministries. It is also used for services by a Greek-Catholic community.

2.1km

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Chelyuskinites Park

An urban forest park. The park's area is 78 hectares (190 acres). The park contains an amusement park. Other attractions include a Children's Railway, operated exclusively by teenagers, and a cinema Raduga (Russian: Радуга). There is a Minsk Metro station "Park Čaliuskincaǔ" next to the park. The park is adjacent to the Botanical Garden.

5.7km

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Mound of Glory

memorial

37km

54.0186127.89833

Slutsk

city in Belarus

57km

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Nesvizh Castle

107km

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Corpus Christi Church, Nesvizh

A magnificent building from 1584–1593, one of the first Baroque churches in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Many members of the Radziwiłł family are buried here.

107km

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Mir Castle Complex

This late medieval castle is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The ticket into the castle and the chapel-crypt behind it can be bought at the entrance - 100 m away from the castle gate tower.

125km

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St. Nicholas' Church, Mir

125km

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Minsk

Belarus

Someday, we will take the night train from Minsk to Kiev.

Minsk

Minsk is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Belarus, its population is about two million people.

Minsk is the major cultural centre of Belarus. Its first theatres and libraries were established in the middle of the 19th century. Now it has 11 theatres and 16 museums. There are 20 cinemas and 139 libraries.

There are more than 400 travel agencies in Minsk, about a quarter of them provide agent activity, and most of them are tour operators.

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