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Mogilev Bishops Palace

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Type: Palaces Style: Baroque Date of Foundation: 1762 - 1785 yy Status: The international value Republic of Belarus, Mogilev, between Lenin street and Krasnaya Zvezda shaft

Mogilev episcopal palace - a monument of architecture combining the features of Baroque and early Classicism . It was founded by initiative of archbishop and educator of XVIII century, writer, philosopher George Konisski in 1762-85 years by project of architect from Vilnius J. Glaubitsa.

The building is well preserved to this day and is an interesting monument of residential architecture. It is located so together with the former church it was a single panorama, which reveals both the Dnieper, and from the Lenin street, overlooking the main approach to the palace. Perpendicular to the palace, creating an elongated courtyard housed monastic cells, which formed the Bishop yard.

The plan centered around the Palace lobby with grand staircase and trehmarshevoy oriented toward the Dnieper reception hall. The remaining ground floor rooms are allocated to the service. On the second floor there is a bedroom, an office and a library. Third, the attic floor was designed for household needs.

On the building of a memorial plaque with the text: "In this house lived and worked in the years 1785-1795. famous culture of the Eastern Slavs, educator, writer and politician - Archbishop George Konissky

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Address Republic of Belarus, Mogilev, between Lenin street and Krasnaya Zvezda shaft GPS Google: 53.911922′ N, 30.353072′ E