Trinity suburb. Interesting objects and stories. Creation and development

Trinity Suburb (Minsk, Belarus) - description, history, location, reviews, photo and video.

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Trinity Suburb - one of the most picturesque corners of Minsk. Tiled roofs, cozy courtyards filled with flower and coffee aromas - all this is contained in a small quarter located on the banks of the Svisloch. It is hard to believe that most of his houses were built here only in the 1980s on the site of more ancient architectural monuments. Yes, the history of the old suburb is reminiscent of the fate of the entire Minsk, which throughout its existence has been destroyed more than once, only to rise again from the ashes.

Once Trinity was the largest suburb in the city. Despite the fact that it was separated from the old Mensk by a river, numerous bridges made it possible to begin settling these places at the dawn of the existence of the future capital of Belarus.

Story

The first settlement on Trinity Hill arose in the 13th century. It is assumed that its name came either from the Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity, which was founded by the Grand Duke of Lithuania Jagiello, or from defensive redoubts that bore the same name.

In ancient times, the Trinity Suburb was considered an important center of trade: there was a crossroads from Vilna, Polotsk, Mogilev and Smolensk, and since the 16th century, the largest market in the city has been operating here.

In 2009, the square, broken on the site of the former market, was returned to its former name: Trinity Hill. On its territory is the Opera and Ballet Theater of Belarus.

In the 15th-17th centuries, Troitskaya Hill, the Lower Market and the Rakovskoye Suburb were surrounded by fortifications. The settlement consisted mainly of wooden houses.

Due to a devastating fire in 1809, the historical layout of Troitsky was lost. The quarters were restored in a safer stone. In the 1930s-1960s, during the Soviet "beautification", entire streets of Troitsky ceased to exist.

There is a legend among Minsk residents that during a trip to the capital of the BSSR, Nikita Khrushchev asked to be shown the historical center of the city. Minsk mayors found themselves in an awkward situation - there was nothing to show. They say that this event prompted the local authorities to start restoring the heart of the capital.

In the early 1980s, restoration was carried out here, which made it possible to recreate the architectural appearance of Minsk in the 19th century.

What to watch

Today, the Trinity Suburb is a few blocks, walking along which you can get acquainted with the buildings of a typical urban development of the 19th century.

Among the places worth visiting while in the Trinity Estate, the following should be noted:

• Museum of Maxim Bogdanovich
• Museum of Literary History
• house of nature
• Artisans' galleries "Slavuta masters" and "Slavutasts"
• Bookstore and antique shop "Wreath" with 19th century interior
• Pharmacy "Troitskaya" with a unique collection of items from the 19th century

There are many museums, souvenir stalls and antique shops, cafes, galleries of folk craftsmen in the area.

Currently, there are plans to recreate the ancient appearance of Troitsky, to restore buildings in the Upper Town, as well as the core of Minsk - the Castle.

It is probably difficult to find a place in Minsk that would be better known to tourists than the Trinity Suburb. This is the visiting card of the city, the image of which can be found both on postcards, stamps, souvenirs, and on some banknotes.

View of the suburb from the Nemiga (photo: Sergey Sandakov, 2009)

Trinity Suburb is the historical center of Minsk located on the banks of the Svisloch River. This is one of the few places in the capital where paving stones have been preserved, and low houses make your imagination move a couple of centuries back…

Trinity suburb in winter (photo: Anton Makovsky, 2011)

Historians believe that the area of ​​the Trinity Suburb was already inhabited in the 12th-13th centuries, and numerous references to this territory in written sources of the 16th-17th centuries allow us to judge the presence of a city center here in the 14th-15th centuries. The area was built up with wooden houses in which artisans, merchants, peasants and soldiers lived.

In 1809, a terrible fire destroyed all the wooden buildings of the Trinity Suburb. The architectural layout of the area, which has survived to this day, the inhabitants of the city owe to the plan for the restoration of the suburbs, developed after the fire.

Historical center of Minsk (photo: Sergei Sandakov, 2013)

In the 80s. 20th century restoration work was carried out to attract tourists to the Trinity suburb. Unfortunately, the restorers failed to avoid extremes: present view of the suburb has little in common with the historical, and part of the buildings of the XVII century. along the Communal Embankment and was completely demolished. Moreover, literally a hundred meters from the suburbs, a 25-storey residential complex "At Troitsky" was erected, during the construction of which the provisions of the Law on the Protection of Historical and Cultural Heritage were not taken into account ...

"At Troitsky" /on the left in the photo/ (Sergey Sandakov, 2013)

Today, the Trinity Suburb area is home to many museums, shops, cafes and restaurants.

Houses of the Trinity Suburb (photo: Anna Zelenko, 2005)

The largest object in size on the territory of the suburb is located in the center of the square, which is the area of ​​the Paris Commune. This is a favorite resting place for citizens, where even in the summer heat you can find a pleasant coolness, sitting on a bench in the shade of tall trees.

Museums of the Trinity Suburb

1. State Museum of the History of Belarusian Literature (Bogdanovicha St., 13)
2. Literary Museum of Maksim Bogdanovich (Bogdanovich str., 7A)
3. Branch of the State Museum of the History of Theatrical and Musical Culture of Belarus "Vladislav Golubka's Living Room" (Starovilenskaya St., 14)
4. House of Nature (Bogdanovich St., 9A)
5. Trinity Pharmacy (Storozhevskaya St., 3)
6. Art Gallery "Beaumond" (Communal embankment, 2)

• There is a legend that a mighty oak grew on Trinity Hill, near which many kings of the Commonwealth stopped to rest on their way to Minsk.
• From the end of the XVI century to the middle. 20th century on the site of the square and the Opera House was the largest market of the capital - Trinity.
• The fates of two classics of Belarusian literature sang in the Trinity Suburb: Maxim Bogdanovich, who was born here, and Yanka Kupala, whose family also lived in the suburb for some time.

How to get there

You can get to the Trinity Suburb by metro, exit at the Nemiga station

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Description

Through the narrow streets of history

A corner of the old city - Minsk of the 19th century - is comfortably located in the very center of the capital. Narrow cobbled streets, low houses, unusual layout - all this is the Trinity Suburb. And it is simply impossible not to come here!

In those distant times, when the city was just beginning to grow, people settled in the suburbs that surrounded the upper city and the castle. Troitskoye was one of the largest Minsk suburbs. It was separated from the old part of the city by the Svisloch, but already in those early years, gati and bridges were built here, and communication with the city was constant. Regarding the name of the suburb, historians suggest that it arose in the 15th century. The suburb was called Trinity, because there was a defensive redoubt of the Holy Trinity (from the Church of the Holy Trinity).

This suburb was also called Trinity Hill, it arose in the 12th-13th centuries and until the 19th century was considered a suburb of Minsk. It was impossible to locate the city center here - the terrain was inconvenient for defense. In the XIV century, the Ascension Monastery was erected here, in which there was a wooden church, on the site of which in 1620 Anton Maslyanka built a stone church. People began to settle around the monastery. In the XV-XVII centuries, earthen ramparts and ditches were dug around this territory.

The suburb until the 16th century was wooden. It was connected to the city with the help of a gati, and later - a bridge. In the second half of the 16th century there were already two bridges. It was after the construction of the bridge that trade revived, the suburb began to develop much faster, the main street Troitskaya was built. Now it bears the name of Maxim Bogdanovich, and before that it was called M. Gorky and Aleksandrovskaya. Along Troitskaya Street one could get to Svisloch, and from there along the Khlusov Bridge to the Lower Market, which was the oldest shopping area in Minsk and was located next to the Castle. In the 16th century, Troitskaya Street became a continuation of the main city street of Nemiga.

In the place where the handsome opera house now stands, there used to be the Trinity Market. In the very suburbs, a school was opened in 1771; it operated at the Mauritanian monastery. In 1809, there was a big fire in Troitsky, after which a women's diocesan school and a theological seminary were built here (now it is the Suvorov School).

The Trinity Suburb gradually became a kind of center of attraction for the most diverse segments of the population. Here, in one of the houses, populists gathered, meetings were held. In addition, the city's rooming house, founded in 1892, was located here. In winter, homeless people lived here, who hunted on Troitskaya Hill and the Lower Market. The nochlezhka stood next to the Alexander Bridge. In addition, not far from Svisloch, there was the first public city bath in Minsk, which was destroyed in the 1960s.

On the outskirts of the Trinity suburb - on the very bank of the Svisloch - one of the oldest mills in the city worked. The city authorities did not want to support it themselves, as it required a lot of money, so they rented it out. Written information has even been preserved that in 1838 "a four-stone water flour mill on the Lower Market" was leased out on a security of 3,815 rubles for 12 years.

The Trinity Suburb was inhabited mainly by artisans, merchants or the military - in general, people of the middle class. It was here that the famous poet Maxim Bogdanovich was born, for some time the family of Yanka Kupala lived here.

The most destructive for the Trinity suburb were the 1930-1940s. At that time, a large number of buildings of the Ascension Monastery, the Catholic cemetery of the 16th-18th centuries, and an old street that ran along the Svisloch were destroyed. The Great Patriotic War also contributed to the destruction of the suburbs. The demolition of buildings continued after the war.

The reconstruction of this area started by chance. In 1962, Nikita Khrushchev arrived in Minsk. During the tour, he asked where the historical center of the city was and what was there now. The owners of the city were confused, as there was nothing to show the Secretary General. This was the impetus for the restoration of the Trinity suburb. True, restoration work began only twenty years later - in 1982. They ran until 1985. The watchmen do not approve of the result of these works - the spirit of antiquity, the soul of the suburb, has disappeared. But still, this place is one of the most beloved in the city, despite its decorative effect.

In the Trinity Suburb there are a large number of cafes, shops, souvenir shops and museums. Among the latter, the Museum of Belarusian Literature, which is located on M. Bogdanovich Street, stands out. On Starovilenskaya Street there is a branch of the State Museum of the History of Theater and Musical Culture of the Republic of Belarus (V. Golubka's living room). In addition, the Literary Museum of Maxim Bogdanovich was opened in the Trinity Suburb.

Having visited the Trinity Suburb, it is impossible to pass by the Island of Tears. This island is a monument to fallen soldiers. It was opened in 1996, it was originally conceived as a monument to the soldiers who died in Afghanistan. Now the Island of Tears is intended to remind of all the natives of Belarus who died in wars on the territory of our country and abroad. The central element of the memorial is the chapel, it resembles the Church of the Holy Savior, built by Efrosinya of Polotsk. The base of the monument consists of figures of mothers mourning their sons. Mourns the heroes who did not save, and the angel. The authors of the memorial were the sculptor Y. Pavlov and the architects M. Korolev, T. Koroleva-Pavlova, V. Laptsevich, G. Pavlova, A. Pavlov, D. Khomyakov. From here - from the Island of Tears - a beautiful view of the Trinity Suburb, the Upper City, as well as Pobediteley Avenue

• Location: Bogdanovich street
• Year of construction: XVII-XIX centuries; 20th century
• Style: classicism, eclecticism

Map of Trinity Suburb

Photos of Trinity Suburb

Trinity Suburb is a picturesque medieval quarter on the banks of the Svisloch River in the very center of Minsk. Cozy streets, stylized houses with tiled roofs in the Trinity Suburb have become one of the main symbols of the capital, which today is part of the historical reconstruction of Minsk.

A bit of history

The name of the suburb comes, most likely, from Trinity Church founded by Grand Duke Jagiello. By the way, it was the first Catholic church in Minsk. Another version testifies to the existence Toponym "Trinity Mountain" from which the suburb got its name. The settlement of Troitskaya Gora arose in the 12th-13th centuries. on a hill near the river Svisloch. In ancient times, the suburb was a trading center where the roads from Vilna, Polotsk, Smolensk, Mogilev crossed, and since the end of the 16th century, the largest trading platform of the city, the Trinity Market, was located here.

The suburb was built up with wooden houses in which artisans, merchants, peasants and soldiers lived. The ancient layout of the suburb disappeared at the beginning of the 19th century. after a big fire and restored already in stone. In the 1930s and 1960s, individual suburban buildings and entire streets were destroyed. In the 1980s and early 2000s, restoration work was carried out to recreate the architectural appearance of Minsk.

Trinity Suburb today

Started in 2004 historical reconstruction Trinity Suburb, which over time was included in the complex of the Old City. After restoration, it turned into a natural open-air museum, where you can see the stone buildings of the 19th century. In 2009, the square, where a market was located several centuries ago, received the historical name Trinity Hill. The National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater of Belarus built in the 1930s is also located here.

What to visit and where to go? Top 10 Must See

Trinity Suburb is a tourist mecca of the Belarusian capital, where you can see what Minsk looked like several centuries ago, as well as get acquainted with the cultural heritage of Minsk. So, we present to you Top 10 Must See.

Living room of Vladislav Golubok

Trinity Suburb is a small museum island. And the first such object is the branch of the museum of the history of theatrical and musical culture of Belarus called "". If you want to learn about the theatrical life of the 20th century, as well as the fate and interesting facts from the life of the first People's Artist of the BSSR V. Golubok, then you are in the "Vladislav Golubok Living Room".

In the Museum of the History of Belarusian Literature, you will be immersed in the classical literature of Belarus. You will learn how young poets and writers started, among them I would like to single out the names of such glorious Belarusian sons as Vasil Bykov and Maxim Tank, Vladimir Korotkevich and Ryhor Borodulin. Among them are unique collections of manuscripts, memorabilia of Belarusian writers, photographs, rare books, documents, ethnographic materials and works of art by Belarusian sculptors and artists.

House Museum named after Maxim Bogdanovich

The Maxim Bogdanovich Literary House-Museum will tell about the short but very fruitful life of the poet. The museum is not accidentally located in the suburbs. The fact is that it was in the Muschei's house that the future talented poet was born. Maxim Bogdanovich returned to Minsk only a year before his death. The fate of Bogdanovich is tragic - from the age of 18 he suffered from tuberculosis and died at the age of 25. The poet spent the last days of his life by the sea, in Yalta, where he left at the insistence of his friends, but this could no longer save him. Entering the museum, you will have the opportunity to attend open lectures or a museum-pedagogical lesson that will be interesting not only for children, but also for adults.

Bookstore "Vyanok"

The Vyanok bookstore, stylized as a bookstore of the 19th century, is not accidentally named the Belaur word Vyanok. That was the name of the only collection of poems by Maxim Bogdanovich published during his lifetime. Maxim Bogdanovich is a poet of the highest culture. He read in the original and translated into Belarusian Horace and Ovid, Heine and Schiller, Verlaine and Pushkin. He proved that the Belarusian language is not only a "muzhik" language, that it can express the highest ideas, the most subtle feelings.

You can't get around the monument to Maxim Bogdanovich, which is located in the square of the Paris Commune Square, next to the National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre. Maxim stands to his full height and with his eyes sees off everyone who honors him with attention.

house of nature

I would like to immediately note the building in which the House of Nature is located. It is unique in that here at the end of the XIX century. there was a synagogue. Women and men prayed separately from each other, thus the building of the synagogue was divided into two parts: male and female. Today, the building of the former synagogue houses the House of Nature, which in an accessible form will help to discover interesting secrets in the world of flora and fauna of planet Earth.

Sculpture "Girl with an owl"

Today the sculpture "Girl with an owl" is an unspoken symbol of the Trinity suburb. The sculpture represents a girl holding an owl in her hand and standing with her bare foot on a fern. One wing of the owl is curved (the owl seems to protect the girl with it), the second is wide open (the owl shows the way to them). Three blooming buds lie on a fern leaf, a lizard sits next to them. The sculptural composition is located on a large boulder, next to which there are two more. Even an urban legend is associated with this sculpture. They say that near this sculpture, each poet must choose what is more important for him: a girl, personifying the muse, a paparazzi-kvetka, a symbol of glory, an owl, a symbol of wisdom, or a lizard, personifying wealth.

Gallery of crafts "Slavutasts" and "Slavuta masters"

In the gallery you can buy original and high-level souvenirs. In addition, in the gallery of crafts "Slavuta Maistrya" you can buy Belarusian belts, wooden and leather products, as well as paintings. Secondly, the seller's story captivates you so much, his eyes burn so much at the same time that it is impossible to tear yourself away from the souvenirs and interrupt his story. And at the same time, sincerity is visible.

Pharmacy "Troitskaya"

The pharmacy in the Trinity Suburb in Minsk is not officially a museum, but still it invariably attracts tourists. Why? There is no pharmacy museum in Minsk, and the pharmacy in the Trinity Suburb is the only place in the city where they can tell about the history of the development of the pharmacy business in the capital and give a general idea of ​​the pharmacies of the past. On the shelves of the pharmacy, you can see samples of pharmaceutical dishes, scales, old medical and pharmaceutical books. The equipment of pharmacies in Belarus was not inferior to that in other European cities of that time. A modern pharmacy in the Troitsky suburb of Minsk has a good selection of medicinal herbs. Tourists can come in, get acquainted with the interior of the building, purchase something from the available stock and take pictures against the backdrop of the pharmacy building.

The monument to the "Eternal Wanderer", that is how Yazep Drozdovich was called by his friends and acquaintances, was erected on August 6, 1993. The sculptural composition represents the figure of Yazep Drozdovich walking along the road in peasant clothes and with a staff in his hand, with an easel thrown over his shoulder.

Yazep Drozdovich (1888 - 1954) - an outstanding Belarusian artist, graphic artist, sculptor, folklorist, local historian, ethnographer, archaeologist and writer. The personality of Yazep Drozdovich is a symbol of the Belarusian spiritual Renaissance. He was even called "Belarusian Leonardo da Vinci". He embodied the image of Belarusian nature in a series of graphic works "Disnevshchina" and tone drawings "Nature of Belarus". He created a series of works depicting ancient castles and other architectural structures of historical and cultural value.

Yazep Drozdovich is the first Belarusian artist who touched upon the theme of space in his work. On his canvases, the artist depicted life on other planets (“Life on the Moon”, “Life on Mars”, “Life on Saturn”, etc.).

Yazep Drozdovich resumed the long-forgotten tradition of painting wall hangings. These paintings are unique and it was they who brought Drozdovich worldwide fame. Today his collection is in Zaslavl. It was in those places that he worked as an archaeologist, and at the same time collected and processed common words and expressions for dictionaries, wrote down folk songs and rituals. Drozdovich was also a talented sculptor.

Attractions near Trinity Suburb

A memorial complex is adjacent to the Trinity Suburb "Island of tears". On the opposite side of the Svisloch, the Nemiga region begins, and upper town. Not far from the Trinity suburb are Palace of Sports, as well as National Exhibition Center "BelExpo".

No. 1 If you walk around the Trinity Suburb, be sure to look into a cozy restaurant with old interiors or a coffee house stylized as the 19th century, where you can relax after a busy walk around the city and have a delicious meal :) Among them, you can name, for example, restaurant "Trinity Suburb", "Karchma Traetskaya", Shop "Souvenir Shop"...

No. 2 In the summer, the only one in Minsk operates on the banks of the Svisloch restaurant on the water, on board of which you can enjoy picturesque views of the city, as well as taste dishes of Belarusian cuisine.

№3 Do you want to feel the charm of romantic Minsk? Then you should take a catamaran ride along Svisloch. Get a lot of impressions. We guarantee :)