0451 Belarus - Wooden Churches of Belarus

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• The Church of Intercession of the Theotokos in Baran
• Holy Trinity Church in Bykhov
• The Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos in Krasny Partizan
• The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Omelyanets
• Troitskaya Old Believers´ Church in Leshchinovo
• St. George´s Church in Leshnia 

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0426 Belarus - Flora

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Flora:

• The Siberian Iris
• The Small Scabiosa
• The White Lotus
• The Lady´s Slipper Orhid
• The Felwort
• The Pyramidal Bugle

 
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0413 Belarus - Birds

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Birds:

• Golden eagle
• Great eagle
• Black-crowned night heron
• Ruff
• Barn owl
• Bearded Reedling

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0397 Belarus - Architecture of Belarus

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Architecture of Belarus (clockwise)

• St. Barbara´s Church in Vitebsk
• Town Hall of Mahilyou
• Palace and park Wnsemble in Homel
• Kosava Castle
• Mir Castle Complex
• Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family in Nesvizh

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0362 Belarus - Unesco World heritage Tentative List of Belarus

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Thsi card about Unesco World heritage Tentative List of Belarus:

• Edifices for Worship of Fortress Type in Belarus, Poland and Lithuania (2004)  
• SS. Boris and Gleb (Kalozha) Church in the city of Hrodna (2004) 
• Augustow Canal (2004) 
• Brest Fortress (2004)  
• Kamyanets Tower (2004)  
• Saviour Transfiguration Church and St. Sophia Cathedral in the town of Polatsk (2004)
• St. Nicholas Monastery Complex in the city of Mahilyou (2004)
• Palace and Park Ensemble in the city of Homel (2004)
• Worship wooden architecture (17th -18th centuries) in Polesye (2004)

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0341 Belarus - The Struve Geodetic Arc

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The Struve Geodetic Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea, through ten countries and over 2,820 km, which yielded the first accurate measurement of a meridian.

In 2005, the chain was inscribed on the World Heritage List as a memorable ensemble of the chain made up of 34 commemorative plaques or built obelisks out of the original 265 main station points which are marked by drilled holes in rock, iron crosses, cairns, others.

19 topographic points of Struve Geodetic Arc are located in the territory of Belarus.

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0321 Belarus - National Costumes

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Clothing is an important ethnic feature of the nation. The origins of Belarusian clothing tradition lie in the ancient Kiewan Rus'. The basics of set of male clothing was had a shirt with a belt and trousers, female - a shirt (longer than male) and "paniova" type skirt (wrap-around?). An outside clothing was usually a "svita" type coat often lined with fur inside for winter clothing. These features were transferred to the clothing in western lands of ancient Rus', where in XIII-XVI a Belarusian nationality was formed. The costume of Belarusians conserved it's ties with costume of Russians and Ukrainians, but also acquired the features of our other neighbors - Poles, Lithuanians, Latvians and other European nations.

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0130 Belarus

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The name Belarus means "White Russia". The capital of Belarus is Minsk which is also the biggest city in the country. Belarus shares borders with Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. The longest street in Belarus - Independence Avenue in Minsk. Throughout its history, it not only grew on the length and width, but also changed the name of 14 times and the Bidder for inclusion in the List of World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.

0122 Belarus - Minsk, Metro

 

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0003 Belarus

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