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List of documents relating to the architecture of castles, palaces and manors of the 18th – 20th centuries
Brest Region
Belarusian State Archives of Scientific and Technical Documentation
Locality |
Name of building |
Construction date and annotations |
Document name and date |
Fond/Inventory number |
File number |
Brest district, the village of Malye Shchitniki | Manor complex | The manor complex comprised a manor house, a wing, the Church of the Intercession (Pokrovskaya Tserkov), a coach-house, and a picturesque park. The one-storeyed, brick manor house was built in the mid-19th century. The facades, interiors and design were considerably altered in the 1960s. A monument of manor architecture. | Complex research, the architectural & construction design; 1985 | 122/1-p | 228-242 |
Kamenets district, the village of Vysokoe | Palace & park complex | Built in classical style in the 1st half of the 19th C. on the west bank of the Pulva River, this complex included a palace and two wings. Only the facades have survived their original form. A monument of the palace & park architecture. National Cultural Heritage Object (2nd category). | Project, the architectural & construction design; (1960-1970) | 91/1-p | 188-189 |
Pinsk district, the village of Zapolie | Manor house | Built in the 1920s, this house has baroque and classicism elements. A monument of wooden architecture. National Cultural Heritage Object (2nd category). | The architectural & construction design; (1960-1970) | 91/1-p | 4 |
Pruzhany district, the town of Pruzhany | Manor house | Built in the mid-19th C. to design by the architect Lanti, this manor complex included a stone manor house in the Italian Renaissance, two stone wings and a park. A monument of manor architecture. National Cultural Heritage Object (2nd category). | The architectural & construction design; (1960-1970) | 91/1-p | 5 |
Pruzhany district, the township of Ruzhany | Palace complex | Built in the early 17th century for Leo Sapega, the palace was rebuilt in 1784 – 1786 by the architect Ja. Becker into a palace complex linking with a surrounding picturesque landscape. The entrance gates are performed as a triumphal arch. Largely baroque, the palace also has pure classical elements. During the First World War & the Second World War the Ruzhany Palace was severely damaged. A monument of the palace & park architecture. National Cultural Heritage Object (2nd category). | Complex research; 1972-1973 | 91/1-p | 190-200 |