Lida, BY

St. Michael's Cathedral

St. Michael's Cathedral is a rare example of a rotunda church in the Catholic architecture of Belarus. It was built as the church of the Piarist monastery in Lida, between 1797 and 1825, and was dedicated to St. Joseph. The monastery was closed in 1832 and the church burnt down in 1842. In 1863 it was converted into an Orthodox church and dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel. After the Second World War, the building was converted into a planetarium and did not return to its original use until after independence.

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Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

The Orthodox Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is an example of popular wooden architecture, built in 1810. In 1880, a bell tower was built above the church and a vestibule was created at the entrance. The church is surrounded by a low wall, the façade of which is best preserved. In the early 1960s, the atheist authorities closed the church and banned worship. Since the 1990s, the church has been restored and is in good condition.

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Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

The Orthodox Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is a monument of wooden vernacular architecture. It was built in the second half of the 19th century on the site of a temple dating from the mid-16th century. The church has a rectangular plan and is covered with a gable roof. Above the pediment of the main façade, there is an octagonal bell tower. An onion-shaped dome on a faceted drum is erected above the apse.

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