Photos of the Day for December 4, 2019

Photo excursion in Maladzjechna District 2019 (III/VIII). Фотавандроўка па Маладзечанскім раёне 2019 г. (III/VIII).   Haradok/Гарадок. Haradok stands out among Belarusian villages/small towns as a place with an active group of local historians — as reflected in this informative board on the town’s history (notable for its unusually concise and objective account in Belarusian and… Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 4, 2019

Photos of the Day for November 15, 2016

Ashmjany 2015 (VIII/X):  Roman Catholic church and former synagogue (now a warehouse).  Ашмяны 2015 г. (VIII/X):   касьцёл і былаф сінагога (зараз склад).     Churches of Belarus (part CLVIX):  Roman Catholic church of the Archangel Michael (1900-1910).  This church is an elegant copy of the 18th-century Vilnius baroque style.     Synagogue (1912?  Closed in… Continue reading Photos of the Day for November 15, 2016