I visited the town hall, saw the museum with the history of the city of Minsk, as well as the lower floor with an exhibition. It is very interesting that there is a glazed dome in the form of a triangle below and you can see the light from the street, clouds, and trees. There are memorable dates under the dome. The pleasant staff worked, told a lot of information about the city, about the town hall itself, showed the keys to the city.

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The history of the Town Hall began when the Lithuanian Prince Alexander granted Minsk the Magdeburg rights in 1499. This right allowed the residents of the city to create their own magistrate, which was located in the first building of the Town Hall, built of wood. But its exact location is not known, as archaeologists have not found any remains. In 1582, a new stone Town Hall was built in the square in the middle of Freedom Square. It was at that moment that the Town Hall acquired the very appearance that we can see today, but 60 years later it suffered due to a severe fire. In 1857, the building was demolished, as it no longer represented a special administrative value, hindered, according to the authorities, the main square of the city at that time and covered the exterior view of the cathedral church. In the first half of the 19th century, the Minsk City Hall housed a music school, a court, a theater, an archive, the police, and even a guardhouse. It was only in 2002 that work began on the restoration of the Town Hall, and already in 2003 the building was commissioned, but now it performs a cultural role rather than an administrative one. Minsk City Hall today Today, the Town Hall is the pearl of the center of Minsk and a symbol of independence for the residents of the city. Once inside, you will see the halls and expositions of the museum, where you can see official documents illustrating the development of the city's economy and culture, the first editions of various Belarusian writers, fragments of the first newspaper and magazine editions of the city, as well as various memorable gifts received from European countries. In the same halls you can buy various souvenirs symbolizing the city of Minsk (magnets, sculptures and much more). There is a model of the historical center of Minsk in the large exhibition hall. And on the second floor there is a hall for meetings and reception of honorary guests, awarding ceremonies for the "Minsk Citizen of the Year", athletes and figures of modern Belarusian culture. The annual celebration of Minsk City Day is also held here. The only window in this room is a hi-tech glass dome on the roof. Anyone who is interested in the history of Minsk can visit the Town Hall. Time and cost of the visit You can visit the Museum of the History of Minsk with an excursion "Minsk City Hall — history and modernity" on Saturdays from 12.00 to 15.00. On this tour, you can learn a wide variety of facts and the history of the Town Hall over the entire period of its existence, and, of course, the history of the city itself. You can also visit the Town Hall from Wednesday to Friday, but you must make an appointment. The cost of tickets in Belarusian rubles: a school ticket costs 50 kopecks (USD — 26 cents, RUB — 15.29 rubles), a student ticket — 1 ruble (USD — 53 cents, RUB — 30.58 rubles), a discounted ticket — 1 ruble, 50 kopecks (USD — 79 cents, RUB — 45.87 rubles), The full ticket is 2 rubles (USD — 1 dollar, 5 cents, RUB — 61.16 rubles. I recommend you to visit!

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