Sakuny Villages 2015 (V/VI): Shchytkavichy, Ljauki, Drazhna. Sakuny homesteads traditionally consisted of a house perpendicular to the road and in some cases extended by sheds and, separated by a narrow lane, a parallel set of barns. Вёскі сакуноў 2015 г. (V/VI): Шчыткавічы, Ляўкі, Дражна. Двор сакуноў забудоўвалі толькі з двух бакоў. Homesteads, the… Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 4, 2016
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Photo of the Day for December 3, 2016
Sakuny Villages 2015 (IV/VI): Shchytkavichy, Ljauki, Drazhna. Вёскі сакуноў 2015 г. (IV/VI): Шчыткавічы, Ляўкі, Дражна. Belarus in Faces (part CCXIV): Leanid and Vjera. Беларусь у тварах (частка CCXIV): спадар Леанід і спадарыня Вера.
Photos of the Day for December 2, 2016
Sakuny Villages 2015 (III/VI): Shchytkavichy, Ljauki, Drazhna. Like so many other Belarusian villages, Ljauki has seen its younger generations migrate to the cities. Yet what the wanderer finds is not a sense of resignation among those who remain. Rather, one is struck by how grounded, resilient and approachable Ljauki’s inhabitants are, and after so many… Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 2, 2016
Photos of the Day for December 1, 2016
Sakuny Villages 2015 (II/VI): Shchytkavichy, Ljauki, Drazhna. Facade and window-frame (lishtvy) decorations. Вёскі сакуноў 2015 г. (II/VI): Шчыткавічы, Ляўкі, Дражна. Упрыгожаньне шчытоў ды ліштвы. It appears that the owners of this house changed it from its traditional form by moving the entrance to the side and adding siding and windows along the… Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 1, 2016
Photo of the Day for November 30, 2016
Sakuny Villages 2015 (I/VI): Shchytkavichy, Ljauki, Drazhna. The Sakuny were a sub-group of the Dryhavichy — one of the principal Slavic tribes who from the early Middle Ages inhabited lands which are now part of Belarus. The Sakuny lived principally along or near the River Ptsich (Пціч) and its tributary Aresa (Арэса, Раса) in central/south-central… Continue reading Photo of the Day for November 30, 2016
Photos of the Day for November 29, 2016
Other notable architectural monuments behind the Bernardine church in Harodnja (Grodno) 2016, part X/X: around S’vjardlova Street. Квартал за касьцёлам бернардынцаў у Гародні 2016 г., частка X/X: іншыя архітэктурныя каштоўнасьці ля вул. Сьвярдлова. Storehouse (mid-17th century), courtyard off S’vjardlova. Лямус (17-а ст.) у двары вул. Сьвярдлова. … Continue reading Photos of the Day for November 29, 2016
Photos of the Day for November 28, 2016
Polish-era Functionalist and Zakopane style architecture in Harodnja (Grodno) 2016, part IX/X: behind the Bernardine church (Partyzanskaj Kamuny and S’vjardlova Streets) The functionalist and Zakopane-style houses in this neighborhood are grander than in Novy s’vjet or across the river in Vorstadt, and thus probably were built for high-level municipal officials. Функцыяналізм і закапанскі стыль… Continue reading Photos of the Day for November 28, 2016
Photos of the Day for November 27, 2016
Architecture in Harodnja (Grodno) 2016, part VIII/X: “New World” (Novy s’vjet): Viljenskaja Street Viljenskaja Street is included within the area of Harodnja known as “New World” (Novy s’vjet), but its buildings remain an eclectic mix of urban styles from the end of the 19th century to the post-World War I years. Judging by the architecture,… Continue reading Photos of the Day for November 27, 2016
Photos of the Day for November 26, 2016
Polish-era Functionalist and Zakopane style architecture in Harodnja (Grodno) 2016, part VII/X: “New World” (Novy s’vjet): Ljermantava Street Функцыяналізм і закапанскі стыль 20-ых/30-ых гадоў у Гародні 2016 г., частка VII/X (Новы сьвет): вул. Лермантава Polish-era primary school (szkoła powszechna), Ljermantava (Bazyljanska Street in Polish times). Teachers who worked in this school lived in the… Continue reading Photos of the Day for November 26, 2016
Photos of the Day for November 25, 2016
Polish-era Functionalist and Zakopane style architecture in Harodnja (Grodno) 2016, part VI/X: “New World” (Novy s’vjet): Bjalinskaha and 17th of September Streets Функцыяналізм і закапанскі стыль 20-ых/30-ых гадоў у Гародні 2016 г., частка VI/X (Новы сьвет): вул. Бялінскага й 17-а верасьня Bjalinskaha 3. Бялінскага 3. 17th… Continue reading Photos of the Day for November 25, 2016