Palace of the Rumyantsevs and the Paskeviches in Gomel

In the late 18th century the Belarusian lands were part of the Russian Empire. Empress Catherine the Great gave Gomel to her favorite, General Field Marshal Piotr Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky, for his outstanding victories in the war against Turkey. On the bank of the River Sozh there was a wooden castle, which had earlier belonged to Michal Fryderyk Czartoryski, the Grand Chancellor of Lithuania. Piotr Rumyantsev had the wooded castle demolished and a new one built.

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Palace and Park Ensemble in Stankovo Village

In the village of Stankovo Count Emeryk Hutten-Czapski built a wonderful manor that became his family nest. The palace itself reflected his nostalgia for the Middle Ages.

Il Palazzo Tyzenhauz

La cittadina Postawy è conosciuta dal 1552 come un insediamento privato. Nella seconda metà del XVIII secolo ne fu proprietario Antonio Tyzenhauz. Su sua iniziativa vi furono costruite alcune fabbriche, un mulino, un’officina di lavorazione dei pellami e un complesso architettonico residenziale.

Ruzhany Castle

The palace complex in Ruzhany is one of the unique places in Belarus. For centuries this magnificent architectural ensemble, nicknamed the Belarusian Versailles, was owned by the mighty Sapieha dynasty.