Despite its predominantly post-war character, Minsk is a fabulous city to explore. One of the world’s masterpieces of Socialist-Realist urban planning, the city also throws aficionados of antiquity a handful of titbits such as a scattering of marvellous old churches.
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Inna, you should take it easy :) You should understand that tastes differ and everyone has their own opinion and they were not trying to offend anyone here, just gave their opinion on the thing....Ancient Belarusian Culture Museum
I have visted Minsk many times but this guide has shown me things I never knew existed. Well done and ...Central Botanical Gardens
A woderful place to visit and take photos. Don't forget to come here, especialy, in summer and autumn....Stalin's Line (Линия Сталина)
I think this was one of the most educational but fun museums that i visited whilst in Minsk. As i was visiting friends in Minsk, the showed me how proud they were of their country, this museum is truly something in which belarussians are proud of....National Library
I was very impressed by the size and architecture of this building. Take the lift to the top to enjoy ...National Library
You guys do not really understand anything! National Library is our honor... don't even say, that it's an example of a bad taste....National Library
i went to the national library las summer and was so different nice and beautiful building for me,i dont ...National Library
My guide took me to this monstrosity after dark and was all excited about showing it to me. The "light show" was so hideous and surreal that I was rendered speechless....Stalin's Line (Линия Сталина)
Basically this is a museum that recreates the interwar border fortifications between the Soviet Union and the Second Republic of Poland....Stalinist city centre
One of the most impressive places in Minsk. The Government Building in the southwest corner of the square, built in the early thirties of the 20th century, is a modernist monument of the first grade and hosts the world's oldest statue of Lenin neasr it's entrance (1933!)....Victory Square
A beautifully decorated obelisk and impressive landmark in the north of the city-centre! Don't forget to visit this corner of the city....Stalin's Line (Линия Сталина)
Wow, truly a not-to-be-missed lunapark for an intriguing part of Sovjet-history! This almost forgotten part of Sovjet defence under Stalin, from the Baltic to the Black Sea is recently reconstructed and opened in 2005 by the president....Great Patriotic War Museum
This museum is a must for anyone who wants to understand Eastern Europe in the aftermath of the 2nd World War....