Trinity Suburb in Minsk is of historical importance for the city, located on the left bank of the Svisloch. Previously, it was the administrative and commercial center of the capital.
Creation and development
The history of Trinity Suburb goes deep enough into antiquity. It was formed in the 12-13th century on the territory of an elevation near the river. Svisloch. Historians believe that the name of this place is associated with the local Trinity Church. It was founded by Prince Yagailo himself.
According to another version, the etymological roots stretch to the redoubt named after the Holy Trinity, or the local church of the same name. Previously, trade was actively conducted here, entrepreneurs from Vilno and Mogilev came here. Sellers from Smolensk and Polotsk also visited Trinity Suburb.
In the 16th century, the market began to function, which is the largest area for trade. In the period 15-17 centuries. here fortifications were built, with the help of which it was possible to protect the surroundings. Craftsmen, peasants, and military personnel lived in wooden houses. In 1809, the layout changed, as the old model of the device of the area was destroyed by fire. To protect themselves from similar misfortunes in the future, the inhabitants of the city built buildings of stone by decree
In the period from the 30s to the 60s of the last century, various parts of the architectural complex were destroyed. In the 1980s, a major restoration was carried out here, the purpose of which was to recreate the architecture of Minsk inherent in the city in the 19th century.
What is worth seeing
Interesting objects that can be seen, once in the Trinity suburb, are the Minskoye Zamchische, Tatar gardens, as well as the Starostinskaya settlement, Storozhevka, and the Zolotaya hill. Here was the first of the Catholic churches in the city, and the monastery of the Holy Ascension has survived to this day.
There is a Basilian monastery for women, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, a church, a Catholic monastery in which the representatives of Maryavites lived. Locals and guests of the city often come to all these sights.
Modernity
The area of Trinity Suburb today is a historical center in accordance with the bill of the President of the country in 2004. This place is an integral part of the old city. The western side of the complex is guarded.
After the restoration work carried out here, this place has turned into an open-air museum. Walking here, you can see stone buildings dating back to the 19th century. In 2009, the square, formerly reserved for the market, was named Troitskaya Gora. In the 1930s, an opera and ballet theater was built here. Today, once in the Trinity Suburb, you can visit many interesting museums, shops with souvenirs and antiques, restaurant complexes and coffee shops, galleries with works of art.
The restoration work has not been completed at the moment, the result of which will be an appearance closest to that which this place had centuries ago. It is planned to re-create many buildings located in the Upper City, as well as in the Minsk castle.
Informative walk
Trinity Suburb is rich in sights. Comes here a large number of tourists from Belarus and other countries in order to touch the amazing culture of the past.
You can visit the local museum, the exhibitions of which are devoted to music and theater. It is called "The Living Room of Vladislav Golubok". There is also a complex dedicated to the country's literature. The building that once housed the synagogue now houses the House of Nature. There is a gallery dedicated to crafts.
No less interesting will be a visit to the pharmacy, where you can familiarize yourself with medical utensils and books used in the 19th century. Numerous architectural monuments await you here, in which people still live. Many interesting sculptures can be seen upon arriving in the Trinity Suburb. The photos show how picturesque the local area is and how beautiful the buildings are.
The beauty of the Svisloch River, where a small island is located, deserves special compliments, which can be reached by crossing an arched bridge for pedestrians. In 1996, a memorial was opened in honor of the internationalists who fought in Afghanistan.
The local Island of Tears is known as one of the most significant. In the center there is a chapel, designed according to the plan of the temple of Polotsk Euphrosyne, which functioned in the 12th century. Entering the island, you can see a stone in which is placed a bronze icon of the Virgin Mary. Now in the building that was previously used for the monastery of the Mariavitok, the Suvorov School of the capital functions. Also nearby you can look into the working Olivaria brewery.
Temple of love
If you are planning to get married, the chic registry office in Trinity Suburb, located in a building dating back to the 19th century, is at your service. Recently, renovations were carried out here, so the room looks just amazing, luxurious.
There are three floors, the internal halls amaze with their light colors and beautiful design. There are many beautiful mirrors that visually expand the space.
Historical atmosphere
You will want to recharge your batteries after a long walk, during which you will explore Trinity Suburb. The cafes and restaurants here are chic and there are a great variety. The aromatic drink can be drunk in a coffee shop. It is noteworthy that the administration of these establishments made efforts to recreate the historical interior.
You will find yourself in an ancient tavern, taste excellent dishes of national cuisine, high-quality alcohol. But what you should definitely not pass by is a local restaurant located right on the water. It is one of a kind in the whole city. You can not only have a delicious meal, but also look at the beautiful landscapes.
Way here and surroundings
It's not so difficult to get to the suburb as it is located in the center historical life cities. The second metro line regularly runs to this point. It is worth getting off at the station "Nemiga".
Visitors are amazed at the beauty of these places. Since its receipt in 1499, the authorities have made great efforts to refine the local places and give the heirs the opportunity to be proud of them later.
The stone town hall, which has been restored more than once, is impressive. Its modern version was opened in 2003. You can go through exhibitions and halls intended for receptions, buy souvenirs. Pleases with the beauty of the philharmonic for children, a beautiful seating yard, the Church of the Virgin Mary, historical museums, cathedrals. There is a center for spirituality and education at the Orthodox Church. There is an opportunity to have a look at the estate that belonged to the Vankovichs.
Time Machine
You can stay in the luxurious Monastyrskiy hotel, which has received four stars. It was opened in the former home of Bernardine monks who worked in the 18th century. Museum expositions can give a lot of new knowledge and vivid impressions.
Shouldn't we go to Nemiga?
In almost all Belarusian, and even more so Ukrainian, cities in historical centers founded during the dark Middle Ages, there is a traditional set of some kind of castle, Rynok square with a town hall, numerous temples and monasteries of the barefoot Bernardine brothers or Jesuits, which delights the tourist's eye. and several quarters of civil buildings.
But Minsk was not lucky. Arose during the Tale of Bygone Years, and received the Magdeburg Law during the Commonwealth, the city, which became the capital of modern Belarus, has completely lost its original historical center. And the reason for this is not only the urban planning decisions of the 19th century, dictated by political decisions, or the destruction of the last war, but rather the urban planning concept of the last decades of the 20th century, which, guided by the slogan "We will build up our future!", Completely changed the picture of the urban landscape. As a result, we got probably the only capital of one of the fraternal republics in the USSR without any national flavor and architecture associated with national history, wholly directed towards the beautiful far away with Stalin's avenues, multi-numbered sports facilities and public lawns of the era of developed stagnation.
However, along the way of the triumph of Belarusian urbanism, there were also curious moments. Once, just after the total cleaning of Nemiga and the Castle, where even fragments of the old ramparts were not left from the castle, Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev arrived in Minsk on the eve of the 1980 Olympics. For some unclear reason, Leonid Ilyich repeatedly tried to go to see Old city(Where is the Old Place here, as in Warsaw?), Which practically did not exist by that time. I don’t know how they got out, but they decided to correct the mistake, not to show the elderly general secretary of the slum next time. First of all, in the 80s, according to the project, almost everything that could be demolished was demolished, but in Trinity Suburb, one block of ordinary buildings of the 19th century was left, which in some places was based on earlier foundations. It was from it that they made an exemplary Old Place ;-), which is now shown to tourists and is loved by Minskers.
A little later, and especially in the last decade, the focus was repeated with the Upper Town, where, with the growth of national self-awareness through the construction of remakes and the pulling out of individual objects from later buildings, they tried to artificially assemble at least some image of the historical center of the city in the way that modern Belarusian people imagine it to be. architects. How much it turned out, let's see with you.
Our journey into the fabric of "historical Minsk" began with a search for parking. I found it near a high-rise building made of glass and concrete in which the Belarusian telecommunications company Velcom is located. A good start... Then we rushed on foot along Zybitskaya Street towards the 8 Marta Square and an unnamed bridge over the Svisloch.
I misused the first attraction on Zybitskaya Street, so I use someone else's photo from Wikimapia.org. Did you understand what is located on the sides and behind this small house at number 3 on Zybitskaya Street?
After passing 300 meters, we turn around. In the distance is the Velcom office, and on the right is the historical buildings of the Upper Town with numerous bars, on the left behind the fence is the construction of a hotel and entertainment center... According to unverified information, most of the "wooden" houses on the right are newly made. 
Building at the intersection of Zybitskaya and Herzen. Inside the bar, on the wall there is a memorial plaque telling that we are on the territory of the Upper City - the historical center of Minsk of the 16th-19th centuries, a complex monument of archeology, urban planning, architecture, history, revolutionary and military glory of the people. is under state protection.
Pay attention to how the facade of the building is decorated, or rather the doors and porch. The entrance doors are there, the steps are marked, and the porch itself is missing on the right. And then this element of the facade design is repeated twice more. What did the architect want to say with this? Restore the historical design of the façade? But why then the only working entrance doors are made of glass, and not decorated in the same style? Why is the rhythm of the steps different and why this forged visor? 
View up the Herzen Street. On the right is the Monastyrskiy complex in order of removal: archaeological museum, bar, restaurant, hotel. 
In the distance to the right, you can see the building of the Bernardine monastery for men, and in the future, Herzen Street rests on the complex of the Basilian Monastery. It seems to me that the buildings of the entire block on the right belonged to the Bernardine brothers, but I am very confused by the heterogeneous and not neat, and in some places just modern masonry on the nearby buildings. Notice how the pavement is made. Where is now without your favorite tiles, even on a historic street? But something like a cobblestone road runs in a narrow runway along the walls. 
Block diagram on the wall of the archaeological museum. pleases the combination of the Museum of Archeology, the Museum of Karate and the Museum of the Minsk Horse Tram 
We will go further along Zybitskaya street until the next intersection with Cyril and Methodius streets. On the left is a beauty salon, on the right it is not clear what, but a little further the building of the female Bernardine monastery looks out, and opposite it is the male one. Gostiny Dvor is in the future. We will return there a little later. 
And now we will go to the Svisloch River and climb an unnamed bridge (1967). It is interesting that on the bridge there are two streets Nemiga and Maksim Bogdanovich, but the bridge itself has no name now. View from the bridge to the historical real estate being built in the area of the former market square (Niniy market). 
Once on the site of the modern bridge, the most famous bridge of medieval Minsk, Khlusov, was located, connecting the Lower Market with the Trinity Suburb located on the right bank of the Svisloch. In the future, the building of the National Exhibition Center "BelExpo". In 2017, the demolition of this quarter along the great berg of Svisloch by an investor from the UAE began. He promised to preserve four historical buildings miraculously preserved from the Trinity Monastery of the Basilians. 
On the other side of the bridge is Trinity Suburb, or rather what is left of it 
We will go down under the bridge and look at the left bank of the Svisloch and the High City, from where we have just arrived. In the foreground of the building, as it were, of the 18th century (?), Behind them peeps out an Orthodox Cathedral Holy Spirit, the former Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary of the Bernardine monastery. 
Trinity Suburb from under the bridge opens in all its glory. Ordinary bourgeois buildings of the late 19th century are stylized to resemble medieval architecture, as it is represented by modern architects. Yes, this is not Lviv or even Warsaw ... For a city with a rich history, of course, it looks wild and wretched. But, for any Russian province, where there is no architecture other than Khrushchev, this is a good example of how you can make a confection out of slums, especially if the secretary general has the will for this. It is clear that architects and designers of the last decade have also worked here, adding about 2/3 of frank remakes and pops, but the foundation for the preservation and reconstruction of the quarter was laid back in the 1980s. 
A look back at the unnamed bridge over the Svisloch and Vekhniy gorod 
Heading to the "medieval city" 
Please note that here the pavement is mostly paved with paving stones. 
Inside the block. All this bourgeois building is now not residential, but is the refuge of various catering establishments, hostels, art salons, museum shops, shops, galleries and other things. 
House of Nature. The building was built in 1874 as a "Kitaevskaya" synagogue for the townspeople of Minsk. 
Thanks to the balustrade, the former synagogue is a favorite place for selfies among Belarusian girls 
After wandering around the quarter, still waking up from hibernation, we got tired of its monotony and artificiality and went to the Island of Tears. There will be a separate report about him. And on the way we came across a sculpture of a girl with an owl. A strange combination. Not like Pallas Athena, but with an owl. 
Maybe it's some kind of Belarusian national story that I don't know? 
We return across the bridge to the Upper Town and its dominant - the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, once the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary of the Bernardine monastery. The church, founded in 1642, became an Orthodox church and preserved the strict solemnity of a Catholic church. On the left, the lurid new buildings of the Orthodox Theological Academy crawled into the frame for contrast. Stylish, you will not say anything. 
To understand how the landscape of this part of Minsk changed, a few photos.
1940s. Pay attention, the Upper City hill, prominent in the relief, took place, but now it is strongly smoothed. 
View from the north-west to the ensemble of the Bernardine monastery with the church after the restoration of the 1980s 
General view of the ensemble of Bernardine monasteries from a bird's eye view shortly before it acquired its current form 
View from 8 Marta Square towards the Castle - downstream of the Svisloch River. In the foreground is a squat arena-like building - the Republican Center for Physical Education and Sports. On one of its walls there is a memorial plaque stating that it was in this place that the city of Minsk arose in the 11th century and that the Minsk Zamchishche was located - an archeological monument of the 11th-16th centuries. Protected by the state. As I already said, this archeological monument was mostly demolished during the construction of what we see in the photo, as well as during the construction of the Nemiga metro station, located just under these paths, which is in the frame. 
We will cross to the other side of Nemiga Street, reach the intersection with Lenin Street and walk a little along it along Freedom Square and look at the City Hall from the west. Minsk City Hall (1) was built at the end of the 18th century on the Upper Market Square and was destroyed in 1851 by the personal order of Emperor Nicholas I. In 2003 it was restored to its historical place and is used as an exhibition hall. 
View of the town hall from the north, from the other side. On the right, in the frame were the buildings of the Gostiny Dvor complex of the 18th-19th centuries (7) with shops, restaurants, and offices located inside. 
Monument to the receipt of the Magdeburg Rights by Minsk in 1499, installed in front of the entrance to the town hall in 2014. 
The layout of the sights of the Upper City. I will give the numbering according to this scheme in parentheses when describing. 
Let's take a look on the other side of Lenin Street at the Jesuit Church of the Virgin Mary (1700-1710), squeezed by Soviet new buildings, built in the Vilna Baroque style (15). In 1951, the cathedral was closed, and the main façade was greatly rebuilt, and the House of the Sportsman was located inside. In 1993, the building was returned to the Catholic Church, and its original appearance was restored. Today it is the main Catholic church in Belarus. The frescoes, which were plastered during the Soviet era, are of particular value in the interior; now they are being uncovered and restored. 
And now we will again delve into the quarters of the Upper Town, walking along the edge of the former Upper Market Square. Here, the once male and female Uniate Basilian monasteries formed a kind of defense center. The core of the male monastery was the Church of the Holy Spirit, built on the site of an Orthodox wooden church around the 1650s.
In the photo on the left is the Church of the Holy Spirit, on the right is Gostiny Dvor, the building of the Belarusian State Academy of Music is seen in perspective. 
The plan of the monastery complex of the Basilians. Reconstruction by L. Ivanova based on materials by V.M. Denisov. In the upper part there is a nunnery, in the lower part there is a male monastery with the Church of the Holy Spirit.
The monasteries were a kind of fortress. The male body with the church formed its southwest side. Women's Corps - northeast. Between themselves they were connected by a covered gallery with small loopholes windows, at the same time serving as an entrance gate in its lower tier. On the fourth side, there is nothing on the plan, but it is very likely that initially the monastery courtyard was nevertheless closed by a stone wall: it is mentioned in documents of the 17th century ("... the stone fence and the battles of the upper and lower" "). The pearl of the complex was the church - a one-nave temple without towers with a pentahedral apse covered with cross vaults resting on massive internal buttresses. The high lancet windows, the faceted shape of the apse, vaults, buttresses refer to the Gothic. The Renaissance is the main facade, all built on a combination of Corinthian pilasters, and the baroque influence is already felt in the figured shield.
Dimensional drawing of the main facade, 1843.
The main artistic feature of the Church of the Holy Spirit was the painting of flat niches on the facade with frescoes depicting saints. The structure of the niches and the order of their filling with frescoes corresponded to the Orthodox iconostasis. Art critics are happily rubbing their hands - this is almost never found in the cult architecture of Europe: so that the iconostasis and immediately on the facade.
The main facade of the Minsk Church of the Holy Spirit. Reconstruction by Sergei Baglasov. It is very interesting to compare its difference from the same measured drawing of 1843 (see above).
In the XIX century. the church was taken from the community, "donated" to the Orthodox and rebuilt in the pseudo-Russian style. Demolished in 1950. In 2011, the Church of the Holy Spirit was rebuilt from scratch. The measurement drawing of 1843 was officially used as the basis for the reconstruction. The building is currently used as a children's philharmonic hall.
View of the newly made Church of the Holy Spirit from the northwest. In the foreground is the sculptural composition "City Scales". 
View of the main facade of the Church of the Holy Spirit from the west. Compare with the sketches of the facade of 1843 and you will understand what the difference is, for example, the design of the lower tier. 
Another angle. In the background is the Church of St. Joseph of the Bernardine Monastery. 
View from the Church of the Holy Spirit to the Upper Market Square with the Church of St. Joseph of the Bernardine Monastery and the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary of the Bernardine Monastery. 
Opposite the heavily reconstructed buildings of the Basilian monastery is the "Crew" sculpture, which was inspired by the governor's carriage. The trick is that, as Dmitry Shelekhov writes to me in a personal note, this "carriage" is a copy of Tobolsk and Kursk. There, what also served as a prototype for the governors' carriages?
In the background, the building of the Belarusian State Academy of Music 
The carriage in Tobolsk. Photo by Dmitry Shelekhov. The Minsk sculpture is indisputably cast in the same form. Only slightly rougher surface. 
And this is the Kursk carriage. They also say there is a similar one in Dolgoprudny. Photos from the vastness of the tyrnet. 
Unfortunately, I did not go to the building of the Basilian monastery and I have to use someone else's photo.
This building was very well, not in our opinion, restored. Wooden windows, natural tiles, a baroque figured shield were restored as in its best times, no bulbs for you - why not always do this? I really wasn't inside.
But back to the Upper Market Square. Modern view of the Bernardine monastery and the Church of St. Joseph. The church was built in 1652 and rebuilt several times. In 1752 it was decorated in the late Baroque style. In 1860 the monastery was abolished, the buildings were confiscated. The last time the building of the church was restored in 1983, at present, archives are located in it and the adjacent buildings of the monastery.
It's time to get back to the car. Now we will pass in a slightly different way along the Musical Lane. Building number 1 is often seen in tourist photos. To the left goes Herzen Street, which we saw at the very beginning of the report. 
We go down the Musical lane and turn back to the new office building and the quarter with the already former Czech embassy 
That's all for now.
Summary: As we can see, Minsk is one of those cities of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Commonwealth, which has almost completely lost its historical appearance. However, due to a strange quirk of the leadership of the USSR, local restorers tried to recreate it to the extent of their depravity. And all would be nothing, moreover, this reconstruction could serve as an example for a number of Russian cities, completely, due to a number of reasons, that have lost their heritage, but the example of Minsk was a strange substitution of concepts in the Belarusian restoration. This very controversial and partly curious experience "out of despair" in an effort to imitate civilized Europe was taken at the forefront of the restoration of the current one. Now every Belarusian collective farm builder fancies himself an architect, and then a restorer, reproducing this unique Minsk experience in series, trying to build up our future with dubious semi-antique remakes, while demolishing the remnants of the true national heritage with the other hand to the right and left.
What's wrong with that? The original legacy does not look presentable and it is not clear whether it is the case of freshly crafted multi-colored houses under the ondulin with chimneys.
For this case, more than ever, by the way, the quote from Lotman is appropriate - restoration is a legalized form of destruction of heritage.
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Often otherwise called Troitskaya Gora, it is the historical district of the Belarusian capital in the northeastern part of the historical center of Minsk, on the left side of the Svisloch River.
Once Troitskaya Gora was the trade and administrative center of the city. Today this place belongs to those few districts of Minsk, in which, to one degree or another, buildings have been preserved, the age of which is from six to a couple of centuries.
History of Trinity Suburb
The name "Trinity Estate" comes from the Trinity Church (built in the 16th century) or from the Church of the Holy Trinity, built here at the beginning of the 16th century. It is believed that it was here that the first stone church was built, which was built by order of King Jagiello in 1390.
In the XVI-XVII centuries. around the Trinity Suburb, ditches were dug, flooded with water, and earthen ramparts were poured.
At the same time, there was one of the centers for the production of tiles. This is evidenced by fragments of tiles and forms for extrusion of drawings found by archaeologists.
Houses were built of wood, and people of the middle class settled and lived in the suburbs - merchants and artisans, peasants and military men.
After a big fire in 1809, Trinity Suburb acquired its present form - square blocks and streets intersecting at right angles.
Then, in the center of the suburb, Troitskaya Square was developed (now it is the square of the Paris Commune), where bazaars were held every Sunday.
After World War II, Minsk was almost completely destroyed, but it was decided to restore the Trinity Suburb only in 1962.
Many architectural elements such as gates, wrought iron fences and stairs were lost, and individual buildings and interiors were rebuilt from scratch.
Unfortunately, to our time only one quarter has been completely preserved, showing a typical building of the 19th century, but, nevertheless, people continue to live and work here.
What can you visit?
Despite the fact that Trinity Suburb has long been a beloved place not only for the indigenous inhabitants of Minsk, but also for visitors, here, in addition to large tourist groups taking pictures against the backdrop of attractions or small houses, you can also see newlyweds.
In this corner of Minsk, you can see interesting sculptures dedicated to famous personalities, walk along small streets, along a cobblestone road, plunging into the 19th century.
Here you can see how old Minsk looked then - with small houses-monuments of architecture with high tiled roofs and multi-colored facades, and at the same time get acquainted with cultural heritage the capital of Belarus.
Branch of the State Museum of the History of Theatrical and Musical Culture of Belarus "Living room of Vladislav Golubok"
Vladislav Golubka is one of the founders of the professional Belarusian theater. This museum has 10 exposition and 1 exhibition hall. The museum often hosts a large number of different events - from meetings with interesting people to musical evenings and conferences. There are also small interesting exhibitions.
The museum is located at 5 Muzykalny Lane, it is open from 9:00 to 18:00, the exposition is from 10:00 to 17:00, tickets can be bought at the box office from 10:00 to 17:00. The museum is closed on Sunday.
The museum is free to visit on the first Saturday of every month.
- The cost of a ticket for adults is 15,000 Belarusian rubles.,
- for students 10,000 Belarusian rubles,
- for schoolchildren and students of vocational schools 8000 Belarusian rubles.
- Batley show of 10,000 Belarusian rubles.
State Museum of the History of Belarusian Literature
The museum was opened in 1991. Expositions and exhibitions are often updated here, which reveal to visitors different sides of the centuries-old history of Belarusian literature.
The museum is located on the street. Bogdanovich, 13, is open from 9:30 to 17:30 (the ticket office is open until 17:00), on Sunday the museum is closed.
- The cost of a ticket for adults is 3000 Belarusian rubles,
- for pupils and students 2000 Belarusian rubles.
- The museum is free to visit on the second Saturday of every month.
"Island of Tears" or "Island of Courage and Sorrow"
Near the Trinity Suburb near the very shore, a small artificial island is visible, to which a pedestrian arched bridge is thrown.
At the entrance to the Island of Tears, you can see a stone with a bronze icon of the Mother of God, and in the center there is a memorial chapel dedicated to the Belarusian soldiers who died in Afghanistan.
It was opened in 1993 for the centenary of the poet's birth. The museum has collected and preserved a collection of manuscripts, photographs and books related to the life and work of the poet. The museum has a permanent exhibition "Life and creative path of Maxim Bogdanovich".
The museum is located on M. Bogdanovich street, house 7a, open from 10:00 to 18:00. Saturday and Sunday are days off.
- The cost of tickets for expositions and exhibitions for adults is 2000 Belarusian rubles,
- for schoolchildren and students - 1200 Belarusian rubles.
- The museum can be visited free of charge on the last Sunday of the month.
Crafts galleries "Slavutasts" and "Slavutya maistry"
And what kind of travel can you imagine without buying original souvenirs and exclusive gifts for relatives, friends or colleagues? Be sure to visit the art galleries "Slavutasts" and "Slavutya maistra".
The galleries are located on the street. Bogdanovich, 21, 2nd floor and on Troitskaya embankment 6, respectively. There you can not only buy souvenirs, but also look at the work of the masters and get acquainted with their best creations.
On weekdays, the galleries are open from 10:00 to 19:00, on Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 to 17:00.
Books and antiques store "Wreath"
You can also visit the Venok book and antiques store to find yourself in a typical 19th century bookstore thanks to the interior of this store, while the Troitskaya pharmacy will surprise you with a unique collection of books on medicine and pharmaceutical supplies from the 19th century.
If, after long walks in the city and sightseeing, you are tired and hungry, stop and rest.
In Troitsky Suburb there are various coffee shops, cafes and restaurants with semi-antique interiors, where your vacation can turn into another discovery.
And in the restaurant on the water, which is the only one in Minsk, you can taste delicious national dishes and get aesthetic pleasure from the view of the city.
Trinity Suburb on the map
How to get to Trinity Suburb
The best way is the metro - the second line, Nemiga station.
You can also take a bus (No. 24, 38.57, 91, 176e) and a trolleybus (No. 12, 29, 37, 40, 46, 53).
Probably in Minsk it is difficult to find a place that would be more known to tourists than Trinity Suburb. This is a visiting card of the city, the image of which can be found both on postcards, stamps, souvenirs, and on some banknotes.
View of the suburb from the side of Nemiga (photo: Sergey Sandakov, 2009)
Trinity Suburb is the historical center of Minsk located on the banks of the Svisloch River. This is one of the few places in the capital where paving stones have been preserved, and low houses make your imagination move a couple of centuries back ...
Trinity Suburb in winter (photo: Anton Makovsky, 2011)
Historians believe that the area of the Trinity Suburb was inhabited already in the XII-XIII centuries, and numerous references to this territory in written sources of the XVI-XVII centuries suggest that there was a city-wide center here in the XIV-XV centuries. The area was built up with wooden houses in which artisans, merchants, peasants and soldiers lived.
In 1809 terrible fire destroyed all the wooden buildings of the Trinity Suburb. The city residents owe to the architectural planning of the area, which has survived to this day, to the plan for the restoration of the suburb, developed after the fire.
Historical center of Minsk (photo: Sergey Sandakov, 2013)
In the 80s. XX century restoration work was carried out to attract tourists to the Trinity Suburb. Unfortunately, the restorers were unable to avoid extremes: current view of the suburb has little in common with the historical, and part of the building of the XVII century. along the Kommunalnaya embankment was completely demolished. Moreover, literally a hundred meters from the outskirts, a 25-storey residential complex "At Troitsky" was erected, the construction of which did not take into account the provisions of the Law on the protection of historical and cultural heritage ...
"At Troitsky" / on the left in the photo / (Sergei Sandakov, 2013)
Today in the area of Trinity Suburb there are many museums, shops, cafes and restaurants.
The houses of the Trinity Suburb (photo: Anna Zelenko, 2005)
The largest object in terms of size on the territory of the suburb is located in the center of the square, which is the square of the Paris Commune. This is a favorite resting place of the townspeople, where even in the summer heat you can find a pleasant coolness, sitting on a bench in the shade of tall trees.
Trinity Suburb Museums
- State Museum of the History of Belarusian Literature (Bogdanovich St., 13)
- Literary Museum of Maxim Bogdanovich (Bogdanovich St., 7A)
- Branch State Museum history of theatrical and musical culture of Belarus "Living room of Vladislav Golubka" (st. Starovilenskaya, 14)
- House of Nature (Bogdanovich st., 9A)
- Troitskaya pharmacy (Storozhevskaya st., 3)
- Art Gallery "Beaumond" (Kommunalnaya embankment, 2)
- There is a legend that a mighty oak grew on Trinity Mountain, near which many kings of the Commonwealth stopped to rest on their way to Minsk.
- From the end of the XVI century to the middle. XX century on the site of the park and the Opera House, the largest market in the capital, Troitsky, was located.
- In Trinity Suburb, the fate of two classics of Belarusian literature sang: Maxim Bogdanovich, who was born here, and Yanka Kupala, whose family also lived in the suburb for some time.
How to get there
You can get to Trinity Suburb by metro, exit at the station "Nemiga"
In the photo Trinity Suburb in Minsk.
Probably in Minsk it is difficult to find a place that would be more known to tourists than Trinity Suburb... This is a visiting card of the city, the image of which can be found both on postcards, stamps, souvenirs, and on some banknotes.
Trinity Suburb- the historical district of the city of Minsk, located in the northeastern part of the historical center on the left bank of the Svisloch River. Its cozy streets and houses with tiled roofs painted in gentle colors have become a kind of symbol of Minsk, captured on souvenirs and sweets. It was once the trade and administrative center of the capital of Belarus.
Name Trinity Suburb arose in the 15th century from the Church of the Holy Trinity, which was once located here, founded by the great. Around the 14th century, the Holy Ascension Monastery with the wooden church of the same name, which has not survived to this day, was built on Trinity Hill, on the site of which in 1620 Anton Maslyanka built a stone church. The very suburb in the 16th century. was built up with wooden houses and was connected to the city by a bridge.
For a long time this suburb was considered a suburb of Minsk, and entered the city limits only in the 19th century. The suburb was inhabited mainly by people of the middle class: military, artisans, merchants, peasants.
