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Aleksander Nevsky Church

Aleksander Nevsky Church
Built inside the grounds of the city’s Military Cemetery to commemorate victory in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 Read_on (No Comments)

Cathedral of Sts. Peter & Paul

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Built in 1613, the so-called Yellow Church is the oldest surviving religious building in Minsk. Although Orthodox, it was looted in 1707 by Peter the Great’s Cossacks. Read_on (No Comments)

Cathedral of the Holy Spirit

Cathedral of the Holy Spirit
One of the most instantly recognisable symbols of Minsk is this magnificent, gleaming, two-towered Orthodox cathedral in the heart of the city. Read_on (No Comments)

Church of Sts. Simon & Helena

Church of Sts. Simon & Helena
Known in the local vernacular as the Red Church, the city’s best-known Catholic building was constructed between 1908 and 1910 on the orders of a rich Belarusian family upon the premature death of their two children after whom the church is dedicated. Read_on (No Comments)

Holy Martyr Grand Princess Elizabeth Convent

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Named after the Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia (1864-1918), a granddaughter of Queen Victoria who was arrested Read_on (No Comments)

Maria Magdalena Church

Maria Magdalena Church
Founded in 1847, this lovely little church with a fine octagonal bell tower and splendid dome was built on the site of an earlier wooden structure. Read_on (No Comments)

Maryinsky Cathedral

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This Catholic cathedral survived the ravages of both world wars but in the 1950s lost its two towers when it received a thorough Soviet makeover. Read_on (No Comments)

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