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Mir Castle, Belarus

iv — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:32:46 +0000

It’s located in the town of Mir in the Grodno region of Belarus. Located 100 km south of Minsk, off the Brest highway.

The construction of the castle began at the end of the 15th century, in the Gothic architecture style. Building of the castle was completed by Duke Ilinich in early 16th century near the village Mir. Since the late 18-th century the castle had been property of the Gogengoe Count Family. The last private owners of the citadel the Prince Swiatopolk of Mir and his family. After that the castle used to host a military garrison. After that the castle used to host a military garrison. All rooms had stoves, fire-places, ceilings sculptured with gilt, parquet. Paneled doors were with internal French locks. The earth grosses sprinkled around the castle with four bastions and created the defensive building – a semicircular wall in front of the central tower. In 1994, UNESCO placed the Castle of Mir in the top category of the world culture monuments. On November 29, 2000 the UNESCO included the Castle of Mir in the list of the world’s legacy.

National Library of Minsk – one architectural diamond

iv — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 13:09:47 +0000

The National Library of Belarus, Minsk is a curious structure that was just completed in 2006. The library is located in new 72 meter tall building in Minsk. It has 22 floors. There are a number of biblical quotations inscribed on the buildingâ€™s facade, in Belorussian, Russian, English and Arabic, amongst others.

The complex includes four separate conference rooms: The large conference hall with 500 seats, two round-shaped conference rooms, and a small conference room for private talks.
The local network consists of more than 100 servers and 1,400 personal computers.Â Electronic resources comprise 80 databases representing history, culture, the arts of Belarus.

The National Library of Belarus is lit at night in stunning fashion by 4646 color-changingÂ fixtures. The authors suggested hiding the light sources behind the glass to create an illusion of a giant color display. One controller manages up to four STAR fixtures and consists of LED drivers, brightness control, diagnostics, and communication modules.