The Trinity Suburb of Minsk is undoubtedly the most beautiful urban area not only of the capital, but of the whole of Belarus. It is located on the left bank of the Svisloch River. The name Trinity Suburb came from the Trinity Church once founded by King Jagiello.
The development of the Trinity Suburb (Trinity Hill) began in the 12th century. Medieval Minsk grew in suburbs. Richer people settled in the Trinity Suburb. In the XIV-XV centuries, there was even the administrative center of the city. After receiving the Magdeburg Law and the construction of the town hall, the Trinity Suburb lost its status as the main district of Minsk.
In the XVI-XVII centuries, earthen ramparts were poured around the Trinity Suburb and ditches filled with water were dug. The area acquired the status of an important defensive fortified place.
Until the 19th century, the Trinity Suburb was considered a suburb of Minsk, and the houses in it were wooden. In the 19th century, the suburb entered the city limits. Its center was considered the Trinity Market, on the site of which the Opera House and the square are now built.
The Trinity Suburb acquired its current appearance thanks to the strongest fire in 1809, when all the wooden buildings burned down. The mayors decided to demolish the remains of the foundations and build new city blocks in accordance with the canons of classical building, when the streets had to intersect at right angles, forming rectangular blocks. The houses adjoined each other closely, forming a single facade. High tiled roofs of houses with mansards and attics gave the Trinity Suburb a unique flavor.
Now the Trinity Suburb has been reconstructed, repaired and landscaped. It looks attractive at any time of the year, at any time of the day and in any weather, thanks to the famous tiled roofs, multi-colored facades and modern dynamic lighting (changing colors like dancing fountains).
Often otherwise called Troitskaya Gora, it is a historical district of the Belarusian capital in the north-eastern part of the historical center of Minsk, on the left side of the Svisloch River.
Once Trinity Hill was the commercial and administrative center of the city. Today, this place belongs to those few districts of Minsk, where buildings, whose age ranges from six to a couple of centuries, have been preserved to one degree or another.
History of the Trinity suburb
The name "Trinity Manor" comes from the Trinity Church (was 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. ditches were dug around the Trinity Suburb, 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 molds for extruding drawings found by archaeologists.
The houses were built of wood, and settled and lived in the suburbs mainly by middle-class people - merchants and artisans, peasants and soldiers.
After a big fire in 1809, the Trinity Suburb acquired its present form - square blocks and streets intersecting at right angles.
Then Trinity Square (now the Paris Commune Square) was developed in the center of the suburb, where bazaars were held every Sunday.
After the Second World War, Minsk was almost completely destroyed, but it was decided to restore the Trinity Suburb only in 1962.
Many architectural elements such as gates, forged fences and stairs were lost, and individual buildings and interiors were restored from scratch.
Unfortunately, only one quarter has been completely preserved to our time, showing a typical building of the 19th century, but, nevertheless, people continue to live and work here.
What can be visited?
Despite the fact that the Trinity Suburb has long been a favorite place not only for the local residents of Minsk, but also for visitors, here, in addition to large tourist groups taking pictures against the backdrop of sights 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 cobbled road, plunging into the 19th century.
Here you can see how old Minsk looked then - with small architectural monuments with high tiled roofs and multi-colored facades, and at the same time get acquainted with cultural heritage capital of Belarus.
Branch of the State Museum of the History of Theatrical and Musical Culture of Belarus "Vladislav Golubok's Living Room"
Vladislav Golubka is one of the founders of the professional Belarusian theatre. This museum has 10 expositions and 1 exhibition hall. The museum often hosts a large number of various events - from meetings with interesting people to musical evenings and conferences. There are also small interesting exhibitions.
The museum is located on Muzykalny Lane, 5, open from 9:00 to 18:00, exposition - 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.
On the first Saturday of each month, the museum can be visited free of charge.
- The ticket price for adults is 15,000 Belarusian rubles.,
- for students 10,000 Belarusian rubles,
- for schoolchildren and students of vocational schools 8000 Belarusian rubles.
- Batley performance of 10,000 Belarusian rubles.
State Museum of the History of Belarusian Literature
The opening of the museum took place in 1991. Expositions and exhibitions are very often updated here, which reveal to visitors different aspects of the centuries-old history of Belarusian literature.
The museum is located on the street. Bogdanovicha, 13, open from 9:30 to 17:30 (the box office is open until 17:00), on Sunday the museum is closed.
- The ticket price for adults is 3000 Belarusian rubles,
- for pupils and students 2000 Belarusian rubles.
- On the second Saturday of each month, the museum can be visited free of charge.
"Island of Tears" or "Island of Courage and Sorrow"
Near the Trinity Suburb, near the shore, a small artificial bulk 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 to mark 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 the exposition and exhibitions for adults is 2000 Belarusian rubles,
- for schoolchildren, students - 1200 Belarusian rubles.
- The museum can be visited free of charge on the last Sunday of the month.
Crafts galleries "Slavutast" and "Slavutyya maistry"
And what is a trip without buying original souvenirs and exclusive gifts for relatives, friends or colleagues? Be sure to visit the art galleries "Slavutasts" and "Slavuta masters".
The galleries are located on St. Bogdanovicha, 21, 2nd floor and Troitskaya embankment 6, respectively. There you can not only buy souvenirs, but also look at the work of 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.
Shop of books and antiques "Venok"
You can also visit the bookstore and antiques "Wreath", so that, thanks to the interior of this store, you will find yourself in a typical bookstore of the XIX century, and in the pharmacy "Troitskaya" you will be surprised by a unique collection of books on medicine and pharmacy supplies of the XIX century.
If after long walks around the city and seeing the sights you are tired and hungry, stop and rest.
In the Trinity Suburb there are various coffee houses, cafes and restaurants with 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, the Nemiga station.
You can also take a bus (No. 24, 38,57,91,176e) and a trolleybus (No. 12, 29, 37, 40, 46, 53).
- Location: Bogdanovich street
- Year of construction: XVII-XIX centuries; 20th century
- Style: classicism, eclecticism
Map of Trinity Suburb
Photos of Trinity Suburb
Trinity Suburb is a picturesque medieval quarter on the banks of the Svisloch River in the very center of Minsk. Cozy streets, stylized houses with tiled roofs in the Trinity Suburb have become one of the main symbols of the capital, which today is part of the historical reconstruction of Minsk.
A bit of history
The name of the suburb comes, most likely, from Trinity Church founded by Grand Duke Jagiello. By the way, it was the first Catholic church in Minsk. Another version testifies to the existence Toponym "Trinity Mountain" from which the suburb got its name. The settlement of Troitskaya Gora arose in the 12th-13th centuries. on a hill near the river Svisloch. In ancient times the suburb was shopping center, where the roads from Vilna, Polotsk, Smolensk, Mogilev intersected, and since the end of the 16th century, the largest trading floor of the city, the Trinity Market, was located here.
The suburb was built up with wooden houses in which artisans, merchants, peasants and soldiers lived. The ancient layout of the suburb disappeared at the beginning of the 19th century. after a big fire and restored already in stone. In the 1930s and 1960s, individual suburban buildings and entire streets were destroyed. In the 1980s and early 2000s, restoration work was carried out to recreate the architectural appearance of Minsk.
Trinity Suburb today
Started in 2004 historical reconstruction Trinity Suburb, which over time was included in the complex of the Old City. After restoration, it turned into a natural open-air museum, where you can see the stone buildings of the 19th century. In 2009, the square, where a market was located several centuries ago, received the historical name Trinity Hill. The National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater of Belarus built in the 1930s is also located here.
What to visit and where to go? Top 10 Must See
Trinity Suburb is a tourist mecca of the Belarusian capital, where you can see what Minsk looked like several centuries ago, as well as get acquainted with the cultural heritage of Minsk. So, we present to you Top 10 Must See.
Living room of Vladislav Golubok
Trinity Suburb is a small museum island. And the first such object is the branch of the museum of the history of theatrical and musical culture of Belarus called "". If you want to learn about the theatrical life of the 20th century, as well as the fate and interesting facts from the life of the first People's Artist of the BSSR V. Golubok, then you are in the "Vladislav Golubok Living Room".
In the Museum of the History of Belarusian Literature, you will be immersed in the classical literature of Belarus. You will learn how young poets and writers started, among them I would like to single out the names of such glorious Belarusian sons as Vasil Bykov and Maxim Tank, Vladimir Korotkevich and Ryhor Borodulin. Among them are unique collections of manuscripts, memorabilia of Belarusian writers, photographs, rare books, documents, ethnographic materials and works of art by Belarusian sculptors and artists.
House Museum named after Maxim Bogdanovich
The Maxim Bogdanovich Literary House-Museum will tell about the short but very fruitful life of the poet. The museum is not accidentally located in the suburbs. The fact is that it was in the Muschei's house that the future talented poet was born. Maxim Bogdanovich returned to Minsk only a year before his death. The fate of Bogdanovich is tragic - from the age of 18 he suffered from tuberculosis and died at the age of 25. The poet spent the last days of his life by the sea, in Yalta, where he left at the insistence of his friends, but this could no longer save him. Entering the museum, you will have the opportunity to attend open lectures or a museum-pedagogical lesson that will be interesting not only for children, but also for adults.
Bookstore "Vyanok"
The Vyanok bookstore, stylized as a bookstore of the 19th century, is not accidentally named the Belaur word Vyanok. That was the name of the only collection of poems by Maxim Bogdanovich published during his lifetime. Maxim Bogdanovich is a poet of the highest culture. He read in the original and translated into Belarusian Horace and Ovid, Heine and Schiller, Verlaine and Pushkin. He proved that the Belarusian language is not only a "muzhik" language, that it can express the highest ideas, the most subtle feelings.
You can't get around the monument to Maxim Bogdanovich, which is located in the square of the Paris Commune Square, next to the National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre. Maxim stands to his full height and with his eyes sees off everyone who honors him with attention.
house of nature
I would like to immediately note the building in which the House of Nature is located. It is unique in that here at the end of the XIX century. there was a synagogue. Women and men prayed separately from each other, thus the building of the synagogue was divided into two parts: male and female. Today, in the building of the former synagogue, there is the House of Nature, which in an accessible form will help to open interesting secrets in the world of flora and fauna of planet Earth.
Sculpture "Girl with an owl"
Today the sculpture "Girl with an owl" is an unspoken symbol of the Trinity suburb. The sculpture represents a girl holding an owl in her hand and standing with her bare foot on a fern. One wing of the owl is curved (the owl seems to protect the girl with it), the second is wide open (the owl shows the way to them). Three blooming buds lie on a fern leaf, a lizard sits next to them. The sculptural composition is located on a large boulder, next to which there are two more. Even an urban legend is associated with this sculpture. They say that near this sculpture, each poet must choose what is more important for him: a girl, personifying the muse, a paparazzi-kvetka, a symbol of glory, an owl, a symbol of wisdom, or a lizard, personifying wealth.
Gallery of crafts "Slavutasts" and "Slavuta masters"
In the gallery you can buy original and high-level souvenirs. In addition, in the gallery of crafts "Slavuta Maistrya" you can buy Belarusian belts, wooden and leather products, as well as paintings. Secondly, the seller's story captivates you so much, his eyes burn so much at the same time that it is impossible to tear yourself away from the souvenirs and interrupt his story. And at the same time, sincerity is visible.
Pharmacy "Troitskaya"
The pharmacy in the Trinity Suburb in Minsk is not officially a museum, but still it invariably attracts tourists. Why? There is no pharmacy museum in Minsk, and the pharmacy in the Trinity Suburb is the only place in the city where they can tell about the history of the development of the pharmacy business in the capital and give a general idea of the pharmacies of the past. On the shelves of the pharmacy, you can see samples of pharmaceutical dishes, scales, old medical and pharmaceutical books. The equipment of pharmacies in Belarus was not inferior to that in other European cities of that time. A modern pharmacy in the Troitsky suburb of Minsk has a good selection of medicinal herbs. Tourists can come in, get acquainted with the interior of the building, purchase something from the available stock and take pictures against the backdrop of the pharmacy building.
The monument to the "Eternal Wanderer", that is how Yazep Drozdovich was called by his friends and acquaintances, was erected on August 6, 1993. The sculptural composition represents the figure of Yazep Drozdovich walking along the road in peasant clothes and with a staff in his hand, with an easel thrown over his shoulder.
Yazep Drozdovich (1888 - 1954) - an outstanding Belarusian artist, graphic artist, sculptor, folklorist, local historian, ethnographer, archaeologist and writer. The personality of Yazep Drozdovich is a symbol of the Belarusian spiritual Renaissance. He was even called "Belarusian Leonardo da Vinci". He embodied the image of Belarusian nature in a series of graphic works "Disnevshchina" and tone drawings "Nature of Belarus". He created a series of works depicting ancient castles and other architectural structures of historical and cultural value.
Yazep Drozdovich is the first Belarusian artist who touched upon the theme of space in his work. On his canvases, the artist depicted life on other planets (“Life on the Moon”, “Life on Mars”, “Life on Saturn”, etc.).
Yazep Drozdovich resumed the long-forgotten tradition of painting wall hangings. These paintings are unique and it was they who brought Drozdovich worldwide fame. Today his collection is in Zaslavl. It was in those places that he worked as an archaeologist, and at the same time collected and processed common words and expressions for dictionaries, wrote down folk songs and rituals. Drozdovich was also a talented sculptor.
Attractions near Trinity Suburb
A memorial complex is adjacent to the Trinity Suburb "Island of tears". On the opposite side of the Svisloch, the Nemiga region begins, and upper city. Not far from the Trinity suburb are Palace of Sports, as well as National Exhibition Center "BelExpo".
No. 1 If you walk around the Trinity Suburb, be sure to look into a cozy restaurant with old interiors or a coffee house stylized as the 19th century, where you can relax after a busy walk around the city and have a delicious meal :) Among them, you can name, for example, restaurant "Trinity Suburb", "Karchma Traetskaya", Shop "Souvenir Shop"...
No. 2 In the summer, the only one in Minsk operates on the banks of the Svisloch restaurant on the water, on board of which you can enjoy picturesque views of the city, as well as taste dishes of Belarusian cuisine.
№3 Do you want to feel the charm of romantic Minsk? Then you should take a catamaran ride along Svisloch. Get a lot of impressions. We guarantee :)
general information
A characteristic feature of this quarter is its small buildings, which look so natural and harmonious that they are perceived as a single architectural ensemble. Similar to the Trinity Mountain (this is the second name of the area), historical, architectural and cultural reserves are available in many European cities. But not every one of them can compare with Minsk in terms of the age of the appearance of the first settlements: in this quarter they appeared a very long time ago and coincided with the initial period of the High Middle Ages, from which we are separated by almost nine centuries.
A kind of “mixture” of epochs and cultures can also be seen in the fact that in this area there were the first Catholic church in the city and the Orthodox St. These include the Basilian convent of the Holy Trinity, which has survived only in part. Today, a quiet and measured life reigns in this part of Minsk. Not only residents of Minsk, but also guests of the capital of Belarus are happy to walk here, relax, while getting acquainted with the sights, visiting museums and exhibitions.
Excursion into history
The past of the Trinity Suburb is rich in events and is associated with many historical figures. Suffice it to recall that it was here, in the heart of Minsk, that the destinies of two outstanding classics of Belarusian literature crossed: the poet, publicist, literary critic and translator Maxim Adamovich Bogdanovich and the poet, playwright and publicist Yanka Kupala (Ivan Dominikovich Lutsevich). The first one was born here, and the second's family lived here for some time.
A settlement called Troitskaya Gora was formed near the Svisloch River, on a hill, in the period from the 12th to the 13th centuries. In those distant times, this area was the center of economic life, where trade routes from Smolensk and Vilna, Mogilev and Polotsk crossed. At the end of the 16th century, the Trinity Market began to work here, which immediately became the largest trading platform in the city. It was surrounded by fortifications, and the Trinity Mountain itself was inhabited by merchants, artisans, peasants and soldiers who lived in wooden houses.
Why did the suburb get this name? There are several versions of this. According to one of them, the toponym arose from the name of the earthen defensive fortification of the Holy Trinity, according to another - from the Holy Trinity Convent. However, the most plausible version seems to be that the medieval Trinity Church, founded by the Grand Duke of Lithuania and Prince of Vitebsk Jagiello, who took the title of King of Poland in 1386, gave the district its name. Indeed: in 1390, a Catholic church of the Holy Trinity was built in the suburbs. It was built of wood, and at the beginning of the 19th century it burned down during a strong fire. Despite such a sad ending, this religious building has forever gone down in history as the first church on the territory of Minsk, which has existed for over four centuries.
Together with him, the buildings of other monasteries, churches and churches, which were a single architectural ensemble, admired with its splendor, were significantly damaged by fire in 1809. Subsequently, the old layout was restored. This was taken care of by Emperor Alexander I himself, who gave the go-ahead for the implementation of the corresponding project. It was already restored in stone, but this did not save the historical appearance of the Trinity Suburb from the upheavals of the 20th century. It was not only the war that went through it, but also many thoughtlessly made decisions affected. For example, during the restoration of the Communal Embankment, they "tried" so much that its historical part to a large extent simply disappeared. And this was not the only loss ...
Individual buildings and even entire streets were destroyed in the 1930s and 1960s. A little-known fact: on the site of the square, which is located in front of the opera house, in the XVI-XVIII centuries. there was a Catholic cemetery. And on the site of the Ascension Monastery, its construction dates back to the 18th century, in 1945-1946 the building of the headquarters of the Belarusian Military District was erected. In the 80s of the last century, an unenviable fate befell some streets on the outskirts of the Trinity Suburb. One ran along the Svisloch, starting near the modern Suvorov Military School and ending in the area of the Belarus Hotel.
sights
Despite the fact that the modern appearance of the Trinity Suburb is not at all the same as it was a century ago, true connoisseurs of antiquity love to visit here. The knowledge that the foot of Maxim Bogdanovich and Yanka Kupala walked along its narrow streets literally fascinates and mentally transfers to those distant times. Particularly interesting to tourists is the quarter, located between the streets of Starovilenskaya, the architect Zaborsky, Bogdanovich and the already mentioned Communal Embankment. It was he who was erected in 1817 in accordance with the plan for the regular development of Minsk, and is the basis of the historical center of the city, which is under state protection.
The boundaries of the protected zone, which included the western half of the Trinity Suburb along with the second city hospital, were approved back in 2004 by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko “On the development of the historical center of Minsk”. The same document defines the concept of reconstruction, development and use of both the territory as a whole and the real estate objects located on it. Three years later, the Council of Ministers adopted a resolution that determined the status of the historical and cultural attractions of the Trinity Suburb, since a significant part of the cultural monuments of the entire capital is concentrated just here.
What has already been done and what are the plans for the foreseeable future? The western part of the suburb has been restored and has become a real open-air museum. Not only the general style has been restored, but also specific examples of stone buildings of the 19th century, and now these ancient buildings house museums, many retail outlets and cafes. It is planned to reconstruct the former Trinity Basilian Monastery, placing in it a business and tourist center. With the western part of the suburb, as expected, it will be connected by a foot platform.
The most famous in the restored complex of buildings is, for example, the house of Vigdorchik (Kommunalnaya Embankment, 6), in which Dominik Lutsevich, the father of Yanka Kupala, rented a house in 1890. In the former house of Ushakov - the corner of Aleksandrovskaya street and the embankment of the same name - now there is a Glass and Porcelain store. And few people know that in one of the apartments where the pharmacist Pavlovsky lived, the Narodniks secretly gathered, who decided at one of the meetings to start publishing the magazine Socialist Building. At the address of Bogdanovich, 15 - then it was Aleksandrovskaya Street - at the end of the 19th century, a shoe workshop was opened, which then grew into a full-fledged shoe factory. On the eve of the First World War, in 1913, four dozen workers were employed in production, and in one year shoes were made for a considerable amount at that time - 55 thousand rubles.
On st. Bogdanovich, 29 there are several buildings of the Suvorov Military School. They are also of historical and cultural value. The premises of the main building of the educational institution at the beginning of the 19th century were occupied by the monastery of the Order of the Mariavites and the hospital. Until 1854, the building served as a church. After it was handed over to the Orthodox Church, two editorial offices were located here: the Minsk Provincial News newspaper and the Orthodox Brother magazine. In Beilin's house at 3 Zaborsky Street (it was built in the middle of the 19th century) there was a locksmith's workshop where the active populist Mikhail Rabinovich, then a student at the St. Petersburg Institute of Technology, studied the craft.
The largest facility on the territory of the Trinity Suburb is the National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theater of Belarus - the largest in the republic. Its building, located in the center of the Paris Commune, was erected in 1935-1937. In the old days, this place was the Trinity market. The building of the defense department of the Republic of Belarus on Kommunisticheskaya Street, 1, built in 1945-1946, is also perceived as one of the visiting cards. and is a monument of classicism.
Museums in Trinity Suburb
In November 1987, the State Museum of the History of Belarusian Literature was opened in this area, which has become one of the largest museums in the republic: it houses over 50,000 different exhibits. Many manuscripts and photographs, rare books, personal documents and belongings of Belarusian writers - all this can be seen during the tour.
It is a pity that the house in which the famous classic Maxim Bogdanovich was born has not survived to this day - a museum dedicated to his work would probably be located here. Since there is no house, the latter was placed in a building nearby. The opening of the museum took place on the 100th anniversary of the poet, in May 1991. Its expositions are located in five thematic halls, each of which reveals a specific period in the life of Bogdanovich.
The older generation is probably familiar with the name of the Belarusian Soviet actor, director and writer Vladislav Iosifovich Golubka (1882-1937), the first People's Artist of the BSSR. A whole branch of the State Museum of the History of Theater and Musical Culture of the Republic of Belarus is dedicated to his creative heritage, which is located in the Trinity Suburb at ul. Starovilenskaya, 14. As you know, the artist was repressed and sentenced to death. The archive of his theater has practically not been preserved. Genuine artifacts that you will see in the “Vladislav Golubok Living Room” (this is the name of the branch) were collected by its employees literally bit by bit.
In addition to museums, here you can visit a wide variety of exhibitions. For example, regularly held at the National exhibition center"BelExpo" on the street. Yanka Kupala, 27 - many of them have international status. No less interesting are the collections of the private gallery "Famous Masters". Here, along Kommunalnaya Embankment, 6, products of modern arts and crafts are exhibited. Along Storozhevskaya Street, 3 - this is the building of the Trinity Pharmacy - you can get acquainted with old books on pharmacy and samples of pharmacy utensils. And those who are not indifferent to the subject of the environment are invited by the Museum of Nature, located on the street. Bogdanovich, 9-a, in the building of the former synagogue.
How to get there
Trinity Suburb is located at the address: Minsk, st. Bogdanovich.
You can get here at various types public transport: metro (exit at the Nemiga station), bus (route No. 57), trolleybus (routes No. 29, 37, 40 and 53); or by car, using the capabilities of the GPS satellite navigation system, coordinates: 53.908012,27.556571.
It is probably difficult to find a place in Minsk that would be better known to tourists than the Trinity Suburb. This is the 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 Nemiga (photo: Sergey Sandakov, 2009)
Trinity Suburb is historical center 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 already inhabited in the 12th-13th centuries, and numerous references to this territory in written sources of the 16th-17th centuries allow us to judge the presence of a city center here in the 14th-15th 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 architectural layout of the area, which has survived to this day, the inhabitants of the city owe to the plan for the restoration of the suburbs, developed after the fire.
Historical center of Minsk (photo: Sergei Sandakov, 2013)
In the 80s. 20th century restoration work was carried out to attract tourists to the Trinity suburb. Unfortunately, the restorers failed to avoid extremes: present view of the suburb has little in common with the historical, and part of the buildings of the XVII century. along the Communal Embankment and was completely demolished. Moreover, literally a hundred meters from the suburbs, a 25-storey residential complex "At Troitsky" was erected, during the construction of which the provisions of the Law on the Protection of Historical and Cultural Heritage were not taken into account ...
"At Troitsky" /on the left in the photo/ (Sergey Sandakov, 2013)
Today, the Trinity Suburb area is home to many museums, shops, cafes and restaurants.
Houses of the Trinity Suburb (photo: Anna Zelenko, 2005)
The largest object in size on the territory of the suburb is located in the center of the square, which is the area of the Paris Commune. This is a favorite resting place for citizens, where even in the summer heat you can find a pleasant coolness, sitting on a bench in the shade of tall trees.
Museums of the Trinity Suburb
- State Museum of the History of Belarusian Literature (Bogdanovicha St., 13)
- Literary Museum of Maksim Bogdanovich (Bogdanovich str., 7A)
- Branch of the State Museum of the History of Theatrical and Musical Culture of Belarus "Vladislav Golubka's Living Room" (Starovilenskaya St., 14)
- House of Nature (Bogdanovich St., 9A)
- Trinity Pharmacy (Storozhevskaya St., 3)
- Art Gallery "Beaumond" (Communal embankment, 2)
- There is a legend that a mighty oak grew on Trinity Hill, 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. 20th century on the site of the square and the Opera House was the largest market of the capital - Trinity.
- The fates of two classics of Belarusian literature sang in the Trinity Suburb: 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 the Trinity Suburb by metro, exit at the Nemiga station
