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Minsk Castle
Wooden defensive structure in Minsk / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Minsk Castle (Belarusian: Мінскі замак, romanized: Minski zamak)[1] was a wooden defensive structure in Minsk, built in the mid-11th century on the right bank of the Svislach river at its confluence with the Nyamiha river (in the area of March 8 Square); destroyed in the early 19th century, and ultimately leveled by the Soviet authorities in the 1950s. The area formerly surrounded by castle ramparts received the name Zamczysko.
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Minsk Castle | |
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Мінскі замак | |
![]() Ruins of Minsk Castle (drawing by J. Drazdowicz) | |
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Type | castle |
Town or city | Minsk |
Country | Belarus |
Coordinates | 55°54′28″N 27°33′6″E |
Construction started | Second half of the 11th century |
Destroyed | Beginning of the 19th century, second half of the 20th century |
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