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Government House, Minsk

Coordinates: 53°53′46″N 27°32′41.2″E / 53.89611°N 27.544778°E / 53.89611; 27.544778
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Government House
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General information
Architectural styleConstructivism
LocationIndependence Square, Minsk
CountryBelarus
Coordinates53°53′46″N 27°32′41.2″E / 53.89611°N 27.544778°E / 53.89611; 27.544778
Current tenantsSyarhey Rumas as Prime Minister of Belarus
Construction started1930
Completed1934
OwnerGovernment of Belarus
Design and construction
Architect(s)Iosif Langbard

The Government House or House of Government (Template:Lang-be, Template:Lang-ru) is a government building in Minsk located on Independence Square. It houses the National Assembly of Belarus (formerly the Supreme Soviet of Belarus until 1996) and its two chambers: the Council of the Republic and the House of Representatives (located in the right wing). The National Assembly is one of the highest organs of national power and symbolism in the country.[1] It was built in 1934 and designed by Iosif Langbard. It stands behind a statue of Vladimir Lenin and is one of the few buildings that survived the Great Patriotic War.[2]

History

A marchpast of the Byelorussian Home Defence near the Government House.

The Government House was built between 1930 and 1934, becoming a vivid example of the constructivism art style as largest public building of the pre-war Byelorussian SSR. Back in 1929, a competition for design of a new government workplace in Minsk took place, with the winner being Iosif Langbard, a native of the Grodno Region. The building was part of a project led by Langbard in that area which included a square (now known as Lenin Square) used for civil/military parades on public holidays and a central grandstand for party leaders. He won the honorary title of Honored Artist of the Byelorussian SSR as a result of his work. Busts of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels were sculpted and installed on the sides of the stairs leading to the premises of the Supreme Soviet. At the request of Langbard, a statue to Russian statesman and revolutionary Vladimir Lenin was erected in front of the house and the square, becoming the tallest of its kind in the entire USSR. During the occupation of Minsk by Nazi Germany during the Second World War, the headquarters of the local Gestapo was housed at Government House. The monument to Lenin was also overthrown, leaving only a pedestal with bas-reliefs was left. In 1945, the monument was restored after Victory in Europe Day.[3][4][5][6][7]

  • The Government House at night.
    The Government House at night.

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Stalinist architecture of Minsk". www.comtourist.com. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
  3. ^ "Каким мог быть Дом правительства в Минске?". TUT.BY. 2010-09-25. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
  4. ^ "Квартира рядом… с кабинетом". Советская Белоруссия. 2010-09-25. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
  5. ^ https://planetabelarus.by/sights/dom-pravitelstva-v-minske/
  6. ^ https://agentika.com/ru/encyclopedia/b1dc3f68-6f4e-4297-9cb9-535196800a7f/places/root/de06d15b-855a-4bfd-a7f9-60e1fe7dbfe7?version=eNw-1
  7. ^ https://www.snp.by/news/dom-pravitelstva-respubliki-belarus/
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