| On safety of historical building the city of Grodno is on the first place in republic. Magnificent catholic and ortodox churches, monasteries and museums form shape of old city, drawing numerous travellers. A sightseeing tour by the city with visiting Boris and Gleb church - a masterpiece of XII c (the mention in Ipatyievskaya manuscripts is dated 1183), an oustanding monument of old russian and Vyzantian architecture. Visiting of the Virgin Mary church constructed in 1720-51 by Italian architect I.Fontano - a monument of architecture of transitive style from a baroque to a classicism; catholic church of Bernardines (XVI-XVIII cc.); catholic church of Jesuites - fine trimmed, with a tremendous interior - you see such original, refined wooden sculpture no more anywhere. Visiting of one of museums (history-archeologic, history of religion, museum of Maxim Bogdanovich) and the Grodno zoo. |
Boris and Gleb church
Catholic church of Bernardines
Catholic church of Jesuites
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