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Palace of the Republic, Minsk

Coordinates: 53°54′12″N 27°33′37″E / 53.9033°N 27.5603°E / 53.9033; 27.5603
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Palace of the Republic
Палац Рэспублікі
Palace of the Republic
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General information
AddressKastryčnickaja plošča 1, Minsk 220030, Belarus
Coordinates53°54′12″N 27°33′37″E / 53.9033°N 27.5603°E / 53.9033; 27.5603
Construction started1985
CompletedDecember 31, 2001
Design and construction
Architect(s)M. Pirogov, V. Danilov, L. Zdanevich, L. Moskalevich, V. Novikov, N. Turlyuk, V. Usimov, A. Shabalin

The Palace of the Republic (Belarusian: Палац Рэспублікі) is a palatial government building in Minsk, Belarus. It is used for official state functions including forums, meetings, conventions, concerts, symphony orchestras, and New Year's events.[1][2][3][4]

Background

According to its official website, the idea for this building was conceptualised by Pyotr Masherov, first secretary of the central committee of the Communist Party of Belarus. In 1982, a competition was conducted to produce a design for the building. Belgosproject produced the winning design. Construction began in 1985 but came to a halt as a result of the political upheaval caused by the fall of the Soviet Union.

Construction restarted in 1995 by the order of Alexander Lukashenko, the first elected president of the newly formed Republic of Belarus. Building work was completed in October 1997 and the palace became fully operational on 31 December 2001.

References

  1. ^ "Дворец Республики". Минск старый и новый (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  2. ^ "Лукашенко: Дворец Республики — один из главных символов современной Беларуси". naviny.by. 2007-10-03. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  3. ^ "Belarusian police 100th anniversary parade". 2017-03-04. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  4. ^ "Belarus president's inauguration ceremony in Independence Palace on 6 November". 2015-11-04. Retrieved 2017-09-12.