Pishchalauski Castle
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| Pishchalauski Castle | |
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Пищаловский замок | |
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| Alternative names | Pischalauski Castle Piszczalauski castle |
| General information | |
| Location | Valadarskaha Street Minsk, Belarus |
| Coordinates | 53°53′56″N 27°32′52″E / 53.89889°N 27.54778°E |
| Completed | 1825 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Pishchala |
The Minsk Detention Center No. 1 (SIZO No. 1, Russian: СИЗО №1, informally known as Valadarka (Belarusian: Валадарка)) is the central prison of the Republic of Belarus located in Minsk.
Modern usage
Operated by the Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs, SIZO No. 1 is also the only facility that houses death row inmates. The execution of death row inmates occurs at the prison.
It is also a pre-trial detention centre where arrested political activists are held.[1]
The building
The historical building is known as Pishchalauski Castle (Belarusian: Пішчалаўскі замак), also spelled Pischalauski Castle. The castle is also sometimes called the Belarusian Bastille.[2] It is a registered state architectural monument.[3]
The castle was built in 1825. It formerly served as a prison. The architect was named Pishchala.[3][2]
A portion of one the castle's four towers collapsed in April 2008.[2]
Famous inmates
- Yakub Kolas, Belarusian writer, from 1908 to 1911
- Viktor Prokopenya, Belarusian IT investor, spent nine months in the Valadarka in 2015[4]
See also
References
- ^ Charter97.Org news 4/20/2008
- ^ a b c "Tower collapses in "Belarusian Bastille"". BelePAN. April 22, 2008. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
- ^ a b Pischalauski Castle, at BelarusGuide.Com
- ^ "Бережков в СИЗО некоторое время сидел в одной камере с Прокопеней". Pressbol (republished by TUT.by). 12 April 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
External links
- Belarus Castles, Palaces and historical Manors database of Belarusian State Archive Template:Ru icon
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