The 10 Best Sights & Landmarks in Minsk, Belarus

May 14, 2022 Mollie Coke

Serving as both the capital of Belarus and the headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States, Minsk is a hub of business and government. Although few older buildings survived WWII bombings and Stalinist construction projects, Belarusians are proud of their capital's long history and its continued cultural importance. The city boasts 16 museums, 11 theaters, and 139 libraries, including the National Library of Belarus, with collections housed in a towering glass geometric ball.
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1. Loshitskiy Park

Minsk Belarus
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5.0 based on 125 reviews

Loshitskiy Park

Reviewed By _I1578PS

Great landscape. Near the river. A lot of routes and small roads. Nice for family and friends picnic

2. Victory Square

Minsk Belarus http://www.belarus.by/en/travel/belarus-life/victory-square
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4.5 based on 804 reviews

Victory Square

Reviewed By zich6 - Sagle, United States

While it is now under construction and can't be accessed due to retaining walls, the monument dominates the skyline and reminds all of the historic Belarusian victories.

3. Minsk-Arena Complex

Minsk Belarus +375 17 253-45-98 http://www.minskarena.by/
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4.5 based on 476 reviews

Minsk-Arena Complex

4. Central Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus

Surhanova 2V next to the metro station Akademiya Nauk, Minsk 220012 Belarus +375 17 284-14-84 [email protected] http://cbg.org.by
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4.5 based on 284 reviews

Central Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus

5. Island of Tears

Minsk 223050 Belarus http://lady-uspech.ru/belarus/ostrov-slez-pamyatnoe-mesto-minska
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4.5 based on 964 reviews

Island of Tears

Reviewed By B1714D - Belgrade, Serbia

Island of Tears is an artificial island set in the center on a meander of the Svislach river. It's a memorial to many fallen Belarus during the Afghan war. The island (or at least a part of it) is made of Afghan soil which weeping mothers brought back from their son's graves. The memorial occupies the central island's spot, on a small hill just after crossing the bridge. It's in a form of a chapel with larger than life mourning mothers on all 4 sides. Inside the open air chapel the soldiers names are inscribed. Beside the memorial is a weeping angel crying he couldn't save them, and Afghan provinces stone markers where they died are scaterred around. Apart from the sad side, the island offers best views of Minsk downtown area all around.

6. Church of Saints Simon and Helena

Sovetskaya 15, Minsk 220030 Belarus +375 17 200-44-15 http://www.welcomebelarus.com/belarus/attractions/attractions-belarus/churches-castles/red_church.html
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4.5 based on 1,066 reviews

Church of Saints Simon and Helena

Reviewed By zich6 - Sagle, United States

The outside surface, brick is visually very pleasing but like most churches, it's the inside that really inspires. The main door is a massive, heavy affair with beautiful stained glass. The alter is sublime in its structure and materials.

7. Holy Spirit Cathedral

Kirilla I Mefodiya 3, Minsk 220030 Belarus +375 17 227-66-09 http://sobory.ru/article/?object=07812
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4.5 based on 377 reviews

Holy Spirit Cathedral

Reviewed By michaeldS1905JJ - London, United Kingdom

The main. Belarus Orthodox Church is located on a hill in the Upper town area. Its a classic design surrounded by a square & a garden. Beautiful building clean Even standing outside it’s possible to hear choir music Worth a visit & easy to get to for its central location

8. Monument to Fallen Jewish People on March 2, 1942

Corner of Zaslavskaya St, and Melnikaite St, Minsk Belarus +375 29 396-16-26 http://minsktourism.by/en/the-monument-to-the-german-occupation-yama-pit
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4.5 based on 266 reviews

Monument to Fallen Jewish People on March 2, 1942

Reviewed By TKNgaio - Palmerston North, New Zealand

This is one of the saddest and most poignant places I have ever visited. In a quiet neighbourhood quite near the main Pobeditily highway and central Minsk, this memorial commemorates the death, on 2 March 1942, of near 5000 Jewish people taken from the nearby huge Minsk ghetto. Shot by automatic weapons, on one day, by the Nazi extermination troupe, overseen personally by Nazi General Commissar of Belarus Wilhelm Kube and Obersturmbanführer SS Adolf Eichmann. The place is silent, a deep pit with a roughly hewn statue of a line of poor hapless people on their last journey of life. This place leaves me with such sadness and also questioning. Who were these people who could shoot 5000 people in one day? What went through their minds? How could they live their lives after doing such an act. What did they tell their children? This is a profound memorial that reminds us of the inhumanity of humans.

9. Independence Square, Minsk

Independence Square, Minsk 223050 Belarus
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4.5 based on 583 reviews

Independence Square, Minsk

Reviewed By 485rafalj - Warsaw, Poland

If you want to see a monument of Lenin in the center, having polish Catholic Church with JPII monument on one side and KGB headquarter on the other - go there. Just an example of mix of different cultural influences in the middle of nowhere...

10. Archcathedral Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Svobody 9, Minsk 220030 Belarus +375 17 226-62-44 http://www.catholic.by/2/pl
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4.5 based on 159 reviews

Archcathedral Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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