Many people call a trip to Minsk a time machine. Indeed, in the first hours of festivities relentlessly pursues "deja vu USSR". Tourists say it feels like traveling in the 1980s. Among the architecture of the city, Soviet high-rise buildings are leading. But Minsk has changed. And next to the Stalinist buildings are adjacent large modern shopping complexes and office centers.
Cleanliness, well-groomed and measured - that is what guests of the city celebrate in the first place. Even hotels are filled with this atmosphere. , for example, confirm this feeling. The buildings of Old Minsk are already around 900 years old. But there are very few of them, because 80% of the city was destroyed during World War II. Many ancient buildings have recently been reconstructed.
The center of the settlement was rebuilt after the war and occupation. With special interest, tourists are considering the buildings that were erected in the first post-war decade. After all, after that, residential areas began to be built up on a massive scale with buildings of the same type.
There are no usual stalls with shawarma in Minsk, and they don’t sell flowers in underground passages. They are intended solely for crossing streets underground. Also, boutiques with high prices cannot be found in the city. A completely different lifestyle reigns here.
And, of course, here they are sensitive to the sights. "City Gates" greet guests already at the exit from the railway station. So the residents of Minsk lovingly call two ten-story buildings. These twin brothers were built back in 1956. Today they are considered a symbol of the city and depicted on souvenirs: magnets, postcards, cups.
Very close to the station is Independence Square. It was recognized as the largest in Europe. Part of the architectural ensemble of this place is the church of Saints Simeon and Elena. This Catholic church is the most famous in Minsk. By the way, it belongs to the old buildings of the city. It was built in the distant 1905. You won’t be able to pass by, because they used bright red brick for construction.
will welcome the traveler. And then you can continue acquaintance with the "reserve of the Soviet era." For example, learn about the legend associated with the church. They say that the church was built by nobles who lost their son and daughter due to a serious illness. The girl saw in a dream a fairytale church. This picture was given by a sick child to parents. A project was created from the image, and then a temple was built.