Polish-era Functionalist and Zakopane style architecture in Harodnja (Grodno) 2016, part I/X: Vorstadt. We turn again to Belarus’ patrimony of Polish-era functionalist and Zakopane-style architecture, previously featured in photos of Hlybokaje (September 18-19, 2016), Braslau (September 17, 2016 and September 29, 2015), and Pinsk (April 24, 2016). It was a pleasure to be able to… Continue reading Photos of the Day for November 20, 2016
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Photo of the Day for November 19, 2016
Tsjerablichy-Machul’ road in October fog. Tsjerablichy 2014. Дарога Цераблічы-Мачуль у кастрычніцкім тумане 2014 г.
Photo of the Day for November 18, 2016
October fog, Tsjerablichy 2014. Кастрычніцкі туман, Цераблічы 2014 г.
Photos of the Day for November 17, 2016
Ashmjany 2015 (X/X): Ruins of Franciscan church and Calvary Hill. Ашмяны 2015 г. (X/X): Руіны касьцёла францысканаў ды Кальварыя. Franciscan church (1822). Касьцёл францысканаў (1822 г.). Calvary Hill; local Roman Catholic parishioners began to place crosses on this hill behind the Franciscan church shortly after Belarus gained its independence in 1991. Кальварыя… Continue reading Photos of the Day for November 17, 2016
Photo of the Day for November 7, 2016
Soly to Ashmjany 2015 (IV/IV): Zhuprany. Дарога Солы-Ашмяны 2015 г. (IV/IV): Жупраны. Monument to Belarusian writer-patriot Frantsishak Bahushevich (1840-1900); in the background is the Roman Catholic church of the Apostles Peter and Paul (1854-75). Помнік Францішку Багушэвічу. На фоне касьцёл Сьвятых апосталаў Пятра й Паўла (1854-75 гг.).
Photo of the Day for November 5, 2016
Soly to Ashmjany 2015 (II/IV): Old Ivashkautsy-Narbuty road. Дарога Солы-Ашмяны 2015 г. (II/IV): старая дарога Івашкаўцы-Нарбуты.
Photos of the Day for November 4, 2016
Soly to Ashmjany 2015 (I/IV): Ivashkautsy. Дарога Солы-Ашмяны 2015 г. (I/IV): Івашкаўцы. Neo-Gothic burial chapel of the Kachanau family (1908). Неагатычная капліца-пахавальня Качанаў (1908 г.). Pre-World War II house. Даваенная хата.
Photos of the Day for November 3, 2016
Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary (October 7), Roman Catholic church of Our Lady of the Rosary, Soly 2015. Урачыстая сьвятая Імша з нагоды Маці Божай Ружанцовай (7 кастрычніка), касьцёл Маці Божай Ружанцовай, Солы 2015 г.
Photos of the Day for November 2, 2016
Interior, Roman Catholic church of Our Lady of the Rosary, Soly 2015. Касьцёл Маці Божай Ружанцовай, Солы 2015 г. Note the boat-shaped pulpit, a symbol of the Church (the Bark of Peter) and also an allusion to the October 7, 1571 Battle of Lepanto in which the fleet of the Holy League defeated the… Continue reading Photos of the Day for November 2, 2016
Photos of the Day for November 1, 2016
Churches of Belarus (part CLXXXVIII): Roman Catholic church of Our Lady of the Rosary (1926-34), Soly. A stately combination of art nouveau and neo-baroque elements, this church stands as a gleaming and welcoming beacon from any angle. The church is named for the October 7 feast day proclaimed by Pope St. Pius V in honor… Continue reading Photos of the Day for November 1, 2016