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Artemka
01-27-2006, 05:01 PM
Page of Belarus is very poor:
http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?countryID=154
Let it to be better:

buildings in Minsk:

Official sources: archives.gov.by/kultz/monument_pobedy.htm

Building Name: Victory monument
Native Name: памятник Победы
Other Names: Victory obelisk
обелиск Победы
Address: площадь Победы
Pobedy square
City: Minsk
Country: Belarus
Architects: G.V.Zaborski, V.A.Korol'
Sculptors: Z.I.Azgur, A.O.Bembel, A.K.Glebov, S.I.Selihanov, S.Saltykov, S.Adashkevich

Height--
- roof: 40m

Current Building Status - built
Construction Dates--
- finished: 1954
- unveiled: 4th of July 1954

Structure Types: statue
Building Use: monument
Building Style: classical
Building Materials: stone, bronze
Interesting Facts/Records (in own words):
- tetrahedral obelisk, on each sides of it there are bronzed high-relievs: "9th of May 1945", "Red Army", "Byelorussian Partisans", "The Fallen Heroes Glory" and BSSR state emblem.
- quenchless flame before the monument was set afire in 3th of July 1961


Official sources: minskart.iatp.by/pamytniki.htm

Building Name: City-Hero monument
Native Name: памятник ''Минск - город-герой''
Other Names: обелиск городу герою
City-Hero obelisk
Address: проспект Машерова
Masherov avenue
City: Minsk
Country: Belarus

Heights--
- roof: 45m
- woman's figure height: 5.5m

Current Building Status (Built, Proposed, Canceled, Destroyed, etc...):
Construction Dates--
- finished: 1985
- unveiled: 8th of May 1985

Structure Type: statue
Building Use: monument
Building Material: concrete


Add city of Brest:

City Name: Brest
Native Name: Брест {russian}
Брэст {belorusian}
State/Province: Brestska
Country: Belarus
Population: 300 000 brest-intourist.com
Population Source & Year:
Found in 1019 as Berestie, in XVII cent.-1921 named Brest-Litovsk, in 1921-1939 Brest upon Bug
City is situated where Muhavec river inflows in Western Bug river
Center of Brestska oblast' (region)


Official sources:"Брест, энциклопедический справочник", Минск, БС,1987, стр. 113
http://www.brest.by/ct/page4e.html

Building Name: monument "Courage"
Native Name: монумент "Мужество"
Other Names: main monument
главный монумент
Address: Брестская крепость, Цитадель
Brest fortress, Citadel
City: Brest
State/Province: Brestska
Country: Belarus
Official Building Website URL: http://www.brest.by/ct/page4e.html

Height--
- roof: 33.5m

Current Building Status - built
Construction Dates--
- started: 1969
- finished: 1971
- unveiled: 25th of september 1971

Structure Type: statue
Building Use: monument
Building Material: concrete

Interesting Facts/Records (in own words): on the black side of monument there are carvings. They tell about the separate episodes of the heroic defence of fortress. "The Counterattack", "The Meeting of the Commanding Officers", "The Last Grenade", "The Machine Gun Men", "Artillerists' Act of Bravery".


Official sources: http://www.brest.by/ct/page4e.html
"Брест, энциклопедический справочник", Минск, БС,1987, стр. 113

Building Name: The bayonet obelisk
Native Name: штык-обелиск
Other Names: обелиск (bayonet)
Address: Брестская крепость, Цитадель, площадь Церемониалов
Brest fortress, Citadel, Ceremonial square
City: Brest
State/Province: Brestska
Country: Belarus
Official Building Website URL: http://www.brest.by/ct/page4e.html
Interesting Facts/Records (in own words):

Height:
- roof: 100m
Weight: 620tons

Current Building Status - built

Construction Dates--
- finished: 1971
- unveiled: 25th of september 1971

Structure Type: statue
Building Use: monument
Building Style: modern
Building Material: steel, titanic sheets


Official sources: "Брест, энциклопедический справочник", Минск, БС,1987, стр. 105
http://reskov.narod.ru/histori/brest2.html


Add famous building in Каменец:

City Name: Kamjanec
Native Name: Каменец
State/Province: Brestska
Country: Belarus
Population: 8800 brest-intourist.com
Population Source & Year: 8800
Found in 1276
Town is situated on Lesnaya river.


Official sources: "Брест, энциклопедический справочник", Минск, БС,1987
http://www.fortification.ru/forum/index.php?action=vthread&forum=3&topic=1211
http://brestobl.com/bonus/video/kb.html

Building Name: Kamjanec Tower
Native Name: Каменецкая башня
Other Names: Каменецкий столп, Белая Вежа
(Kamjanec Pillar, The White Tower)
Address: Брестская область, г. Каменец, ул. Ленина, 39
City: Kamjanec
Postal Code:225050
State/Province: Brestska
Country: Belarus
Official Building Website URL: http://www.museumshome.com/kamenets.html

Architect: Alexa
Interesting Facts/Records (in own words):
- situated on high left side of Lesnaya river
- shape of tower is cylinder

Heights--
- roof: 29.4m
- foundation: +2.3m
Diameter: 13.6m
Foundation diameter: 16m
Thickness of walls: 2.5m

Current Building Status - built
Construction Dates--
- started: 1276
- finished: 1288
- reconstruct: 1903

Above ground floors: 5
Gross Floor area: 145sq.meters

Structure Types: tower
lowrise
Building Uses: defense, museum
Building Materials: masonry, stone

Artemka
01-30-2006, 06:14 PM
Official sources: "Брест, энциклопедический справочник", Минск, БС,1987, стр. 105

Building Name: Tower
Native Name: Башня
Other Names: столп, Брестская башня
(the Pillar, Brest Tower)
City: Brest
State/Province: Brestska
Country: Belarus

Height--
- roof: 20m
Thickness of walls: 1.3m

Current Building Status - destroyed
Construction Dates--
- started: 1276
- finished: 1288
- destroyed: 1831

Gross Floor area: 37 sq.meters

Structure Type: tower, lowrise
Building Use: defense
Building Material: masonry
Interesting Facts/Records (in own words):
- since 15th cent. the tower was a part of Brest castle
- the tower was rectangular in plan (5.9x6.3m)
- destroyed when Brest fortress was began to built

knarfor
01-31-2006, 02:42 AM
Here is the Victory Monument and the City Hero Monument:

http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=45184
http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=45185

I added Brest, but I don't have time to finish the rest right now. I'll be back tomorrow.

LMich
02-02-2006, 06:51 AM
All Done



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