Belarus - Slutsk Gate

Slutsk Gate in Nesvizh. Minsk region.

Sent by Inna from Minsk, Belarus.

The Slutsk Gate is an original monument of Baroque architecture of the XVII century. The Gate with ramparts on the left and right to the gate was the part of the town's fortifications, protecting the entrance to the town from the Slutsk tract. It is the only preserved gate which leads to the town of Nesvizh.

The Gate has two storeys. The ground storey has an entrance arch of ten meters length. It is closes with massive gates. On the ground floor there were rooms for guards and customs. On the wall there is still a board with the payment of tax written on it. The ground floor looks stern and strict, it is emphasized by powerful buttresses - so-called vertical projections.

The second storey has light architecture. On the second floor behind the colored windows was a chapel. There was an icon of the Mother of God. Before entering the town people came there to worship the icon. There is an inscription on the wall of the chapel: "Give us piece, protect us."

Solidity and narrow windows make the Gate look like a small fortress which it was in a way, once when the town was captured the guard of the gate did not give up.

The Slutsk Gate is a monument of international importance (read more).