Minsk: Towns are like people

Towns ar like people. rough be rich and influential from their conception others need to acquire such qualities over centuries. capital of Belarus is an example of the latter though founded as a border fortification in the Polatsk Principality, over its millennial history Minsk has managed to be the predominant centre of power in an appanage, working capital of a province and at long last the capital of an independent nation counting 10 million people. Well, as Minsk is more that 900 years, it is quite enough to speak about its antiquity. But regrettably almost all traces of old times argon lost.There ar practically no ancient buildings in Minsk, but the hero-city tries to keep retention about its past. And nowadays numerous rears of the streets and squares, church buildinges remind us not about the stormy past of Minsk, but of our country. And the first place that is worthy visiting is the Red Church (the church of St. Simeon and Helen). It was built in the archean 20th c . under the sponsorship of the Vaynilovich family (a Slutsk judge, landowner Vaynilovich and his wife Olyrnia) who donated all their money to strike out their children Simon and Helen who died unexpectedly of an unknown disease.Their names are given to 2 puny towers, white the big one as the symbol of eternally affliction parents. The church is mainly decorated in Roman trend with its exalted forms, balance, quiet strength though some details of Gothic style could also be seen. The sculptural composition of Archangel Michael who kills a go dragon symbolizes the victory of the divine army over the forces of darkness. Nowadays, the red church building, which has already served as Belarusian SSRs National Polisk Theatre, a film studio apartment and a cinema, has since 1990 been returned to believers, but it serves not only a religious purpose.Concerts of organ music, religious music concerts of world-famous composers are held here, one-actor theatre performances are staged and sketches are played. The Church of the sanctum sanctorum Trinity and St Roch on Golden Hill is some other attraction. Golden Hill is the old name for this region of the town. Maybe for the wonderful prosperous decoration of trees, maybe for that as the legend says the citizens collected the golden coins for the church building, this region was called Golden Hill. The church was dedicated to St. Roch, who was noted pilgrim a healer, invoked for his miraculous powers against the plague and cholera. The church is a monument f neogothic architecture. The upcountry of the church was of timber painted to resemble marble. On the High communion table stood a wooden statue of the Madonna and Child and a represent of the Holy Trinity. The church was restored in 1983 and given over to the nearly State symphony orchestra as a small concert chamber on pecker of its excellent acoustics. You cant but visit St Alexander Nevski Ghurch which was built in retentiveness of Belarusian soldiers wh o perished in the Russian-Turkish conflict of 1877-78 and carries a miraculous story. In June 1941 a bomb managed to pierce the church dome and fall in attend of the altar without exploding.Later it was one of only two active churches in Minsk. Both of the nations celebrated poets Y. Kupala and Y. Kolas, as well as various master of art, culture and science in Belarus, are buried in the armed forces cemetery alongside the soldiers who laid their lives to free Minsk from the Fascists. Even the name of the next place to see reflects the historic past of the country. That is Victory Square. The sticker of Victory commemorates the deaths of soldiers, partisans, and all the inhabitants of Belarus killed in the struggle with fascism during WWII. Its height is 38 m. It is cover by grey granite.It is topped by the Order of Victory which is decorated by multi-coloured smelt. The Eternal Flame was in blazed on the 3 d of July in 1961 and bright scarlet flowers seem to bum together with the flame till late autumn. Well, I suppose that nobody can impel the temptation of visiting one of the chief glories of Minsk Trinity Suburb. It is a tangle of narrow streets lined with a fascinating array of midget craft and curio shops. Delightful small houses seem to whisper their secrets to each other across the cobbled way. Here you have a feeling of flood tide back into the 18th c.Suburb is renowned for its historic buildings. You can adore the view of the Holy Spirit Cathedral and the church of St. Paul and barb also can be seen here. Not far from these sacred places, on a bend in the river Svisloch there is a humpback tide over leading to the Isle of Tears, the monument to the sons of Fatherland who died beyond its borders. The monument is knowing in the shape of a temple. It stands on 16 piles which go deep into swampy soil. In the centre of the monument there are figures of mourning mothers, who personify Belarusian women crying over their defunct sons.Some of them hold icons in their hands, others portraits of their sons. Mothers, standing at the front, hold lamps which symbolize the ardor of home health. Inside there are altars with the inscribed names of 771 dead soldiers. In the middle of the monuments there is the sacred Place where the Bells of Memory are ringing. Weeping willows bend over the water. So you see, there are a lot of sights in Minsk that are connected with the history of Belarus. Their viewer and their historical heritage attract thousands of tourists from all over the world and defecate Minsk and amazing place, which is really worth seeing.