We traveled with my husband by car from Obninsk to Minsk with stops in Bryansk, Gomel, Vitebsk and Smolensk. Honestly, I didn't have any special expectations, we just decided to go. But Belarus pleasantly surprised us! Very beautiful, well-maintained architecture, wide avenues, bright and cozy everywhere. I especially liked Minsk — it was calm, comfortable, and pleasing to the eye. The famous Gates were watched and filmed with great pleasure — they are impressive! We'll come back again

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WladArk

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Two majestic towers built in the 1950s in the spirit of the Stalinist Empire. They have become one of the most recognizable landmarks of the city. One building has a captured German clock, the largest in Belarus, with a dial diameter of 3.5 m, and the other has a cast coat of arms of the Byelorussian SSR. The towers are also decorated with sculptures of a partisan, a collective farmer, an engineer and a soldier. In the period 1972-1975, they, along with some other decorative elements, were dismantled due to wear of the material (concrete) and the danger of collapse, but in 2004 they were restored and made of a lighter and more durable material (silumin). The towers are located at Kirova Street, 1 and 2. You can admire the buildings at the exit from the railway station. The gates of Minsk are a visiting card of the capital of Belarus. I recommend you to visit!

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