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The National Library of Belarus was built in 2006 by architects V. Kramarenko and M. Vinogradov. Attraction was built of heat-reflecting glass and alluminum carcass, it represents a huge sphere in the form of diamond which symbolizes the human knowledge. At the base of the library there are two thermos shells and a corridor between them. Such "thermos" technology creates the necessary conditions to preserve the books. Building reaches 72 meters, and at the top there is an observation deck. Reading rooms are on the first three floors of the library, the capacity of them is about 2 thousand people, there is an exit to the cozy garden. 14 million books can be stored at the library at the same time, and one thousand staff members look after the indestructibility of intellectual heritage of the Belarus.
In front of the main entrance to the library in a small area surrounded by flowers and bushes there is a monument to Francysk Skaryna, created by the author A. Drants. On the western side there is a walkway that perpetuates the memory of the great figures of culture, science and politics of Belarus. Moreover residents and guests of the city can visit the sculpture park and enjoy the beauty of the fountains.
During a tour in the library guests are invited to become regular visitors of the National Library, they learn about the book fund and about the rarest copies of books, which are stored for several hundred years. Guests will be able to see the grand storage, transportation and sorting of books in the library, will be introduced to the electronic catalogs and will know how the selected books are delivered from one reading room to another. In the atrium visitors will see the granite ball in the form of a small fountain. It represents the value of knowledge, infinity of the world of knowledge, and constant flow and changes of the history. Guests will learn why the architects made this unusual decision in the design and how citizens of Belarus participated in the construction. The tour also includes a visit to the Book Museum, where guests can see the unique book monuments: the smallest book, the letters of which can hardly be seen under a magnifying glass, and the largest book, which can not be picked up by an adult. Part of the museum is dedicated to the history of the National Library.
Observation deck is one of the most visited attractions in Minsk, it is located on the roof of the National Library at an altitude of 73 meters. It offers views of all the sights of the capital and its environs, guests can admire the beauty of the view through the binoculars.
The Central Botanical Garden of NAS of Belarus is the largest center of biodiversity preservation and the leading scientific institution in the field of plant ecology in the country. Research and practical work in the field of plant adaptation led to the creation of gene pool of ornamental and useful plants, which includes more than 12 thousand items, national treasure of the Republic of Belarus.
The attraction was built of heat-reflecting glass and alluminum carcass, it represents a huge sphere in the form of diamond which symbolizes the human knowledge.
The Upper Town has been the center of Minsk since the XVI century. There were upper market, Minsk City Hall, churches, monasteries, synagogues, estates of wealthy people and aristocrats. Despite many wars and destruction during long history of Minsk both historical layout of the streets and Upper Town remained almost unchanged, a lot of unique monuments of different eras and styles are preserved.
Church of Holy Trinity is located in the "Zolotaja Gorka" district. There is a legend that the church appeared thanks to a doctor.
The National Academic Grand Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus was founded in 1933 as the State Opera and Ballet Theatre of Belarus on the basis of the Belarusian studio of Opera and Ballet. In 1940 it became Grand Opera and Ballet Theatre, and in 1964 - Academic Grand Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Church of Saints Simon and Helena or Red Church is a monument of architecture, built with Neo-Gothic style with modern elements. It was built in 1905-1910 years on the Independence Square for money of the landlord Edward Woyniłłowicz in memory of his early deceased children. Architects are Tomasz Pajzderski and Władysław Marconi.
Svyatoduhovsky Cathedral - an architectural monument of the vilnius baroque. Founded in 1633 year as a monastery church Bernardine. In 1642, rebuilt in stone. Church is three-nave basilica with a three-sided apse.
"House Estate Vankovich. culture and art of the first half of the nineteenth Century " - A branch of the National Art Museum of Belarus opened in 2000 on the 200th anniversary of the birth of the artist Valentiy Vankovich in the Upper Town in Minsk. The territory of modern complex began to settle in the late sixteenth century., And in the second half of the XVII century. there was built a stone house, cella
Museum of Yakub Kolas is one of the leading cultural centers, where the preserved history of the life and work of one of the founders of the Belarusian language and literature, it is located in the house where lived Yakub Kolas 1945 and 1956.
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