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Photos of the Day for May 24, 2020

Patrimony of Ivatsevichy District (2012):  Bytsjen’, Ljubishchytsy, Kosava, Bjaljavichy, Marachoushchyna, Busjazh Спадчына Івацэвіцкага раёна (2012 г.): Быцень, Любішчыцы, Косава, Бялявічы, Марачоўшчына, Бусяж   Marachoushchyna (Kosava):  birthplace of Tadeusz Kosciuszko. Марачоўшчына (Косава): радзіма Тадэвуша Касьцюшкі.   The manor house where Kosciuszko was born was deliberately destroyed by Soviet partisans in World War II.   The building… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 24, 2020

Photos of the Day for May 23, 2020

Patrimony of Ivatsevichy District (2012):  Bytsjen’, Ljubishchytsy, Kosava, Bjaljavichy, Marachoushchyna, Busjazh Спадчына Івацэвіцкага раёна (2012 г.): Быцень, Любішчыцы, Косава, Бялявічы, Марачоўшчына, Бусяж   Kosava. Косава.   Architectural patrimony of the interwar Second Polish Republic in the Belarusian lands: Архітэктурная спадчына Другой польскай рэспублікі на беларускіх землях:     Polish functionalism (constructivism) Польскі функцыяналізм (канструктывізм)  … Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 23, 2020

Photos of the Day for May 22, 2020

Patrimony of Ivatsevichy District (2012):  Bytsjen’, Ljubishchytsy, Kosava, Bjaljavichy, Marachoushchyna, Busjazh Спадчына Івацэвіцкага раёна (2012 г.): Быцень, Любішчыцы, Косава, Бялявічы, Марачоўшчына, Бусяж   Kosava. Косава.     Churches of Belarus (part CCCL):  Roman Catholic cemetery chapel (1859). Касьцёлы Беларусі (частка CCCL): рыма-каталіцкая могілкавая капліца (1859 г.).             Crosses of Belarus… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 22, 2020

Photos of the Day for May 21, 2020

Patrimony of Ivatsevichy District (2012):  Bytsjen’, Ljubishchytsy, Kosava, Bjaljavichy, Marachoushchyna, Busjazh Спадчына Івацэвіцкага раёна (2012 г.): Быцень, Любішчыцы, Косава, Бялявічы, Марачоўшчына, Бусяж   Ljubishchytsy. Любішчыцы.   Polish-era school (1939). A classic example of wooden schools built during the interwar period in Belarusian lands incorporated into the Second Polish Republic.  See also photos of the day… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 21, 2020

Photos of the Day for May 20, 2020

Patrimony of Ivatsevichy District (2012):  Bytsjen’, Ljubishchytsy, Kosava, Bjaljavichy, Marachoushchyna, Busjazh Спадчына Івацэвіцкага раёна (2012 г.): Быцень, Любішчыцы, Косава, Бялявічы, Марачоўшчына, Бусяж   Ljubishchytsy. Любішчыцы.   Churches of Belarus (part CCCXLIX):  Orthodox church of St. Anne (1845 or 1857). It is remarkable how the stylized planes and angles of this church foreshadow cubist and futurist… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 20, 2020

Photo of the Day for May 19, 2020

Patrimony of Ivatsevichy District (2012):  Bytsjen’, Ljubishchytsy, Kosava, Bjaljavichy, Marachoushchyna, Busjazh Спадчына Івацэвіцкага раёна (2012 г.): Быцень, Любішчыцы, Косава, Бялявічы, Марачоўшчына, Бусяж   Bytsjen’. Быцень.   Churches of Belarus (part CCCXLVIII):  Orthodox (originally Greek Catholic) chapel of the Dormition (1654-1673, remodeling in the 19th century). With the Union of Brest in 1595-96, Greek-Catholicism (Orthodox in… Continue reading Photo of the Day for May 19, 2020

Photos of the Day for May 17, 2020

Dukora 2017.  V/VI Дукора 2017 г.  V/VI   One-hundred-year-old well… Стогадовы калодзеж…       …according to this granny. …паводле гэтай бабулі.       Examples of the framed gates of Dukora. Прыклады брамаў у Дукоры.        

Photos of the Day for May 16, 2020

Dukora 2017.  IV/VI Дукора 2017 г.  IV/VI   Early 20th-century buildings. Although these two buildings have been refaced, their low-pitched roofs, the framing of the windows in the first building, and gable in the second suggest they were built between 1900 and 1920. Забудова ранняга 20-га стагоддзя.