Mogilev
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By Air
Mogilev Airport (IATA: MVQ, ICAO: UMOO) is an airport that serves Mogilev, Belarus.As in all the capitals of the Oblast Mahiljouissa an airport where you can rent a machine or charter airlines use the internal Gomela-aviaa.Airline tickets are cheap.
By Train
Regular trains arrive and departure from and to Gomel, Minsk, Moscow (Russia), Vilnus (Lithuania) and many small local stations.Railroad transportation is quite reliable with OK service and probably your best choice for travel.
By Bus
Reliable service from anywhere in Belarus.There are highways from Minsk and Moscow (trough Orsha).
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St. Stanislaw's Cathedral
Another important landmark of Mahilyow is the six-pillared St. Stanislaw's Cathedral, built in the Baroque style in 1738–52 and distinguished by its energetic murals.The convent of St. Nicholas preserves its magnificent cathedral from 1668, as well as original iconostasis, belltower, walls, and gates.It is currently under consideration to become a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Belavezhskaya Pushcha Park
Is in the Brest region, 340km to the south-west of Minsk.There are records of reserve work in the locality dating back centuries.UNESCO granted the park World Heritage Site status in 1992, and Biosphere Reserve status in 1993.Belavezhskaya Pushcha park is home to many ancient oak trees dating back more than 500 years, as well as venerable ash, pine and fir trees.There are also significant animal and bird populations here, including the world’s largest population of the rare European bison and the greater spotted eagle.
Pripyatsky National Park
This park lies in the Gomel region in the south of the country, 250km from Minsk.There has been a reserve on the flood plains of the Pripyat River since 1969 and the park today covers more than 85,000 hectares.
Mogilev regional Art Museum
Named after P.V. Maslennikov, founded according to the Law of the Republic of Belarus “On Museums and Museum Funds in the Republic of Belarus”, was opened by the decision of regional executive committee of Mogilev region deputies’ council no 13 of 19.11.1990. According to the Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus of 22 January 1996, Mogilev Regional Art Museum was named after Pavel Maslennikov. The Museum is housed at the building of architectural monument of the early XXc.Since 1932 the building was used as a seat of regional committee of BSSR communist party; but the treasury existed till the beginning of the Great Patriotic War. Nowadays the Regional Arts Museum named after P. Maslennikov is situated there. When the city was liberated in 1944, the building housed both regional and city committees of BSSR communist party; later on it was used as a publishing house of “Mogilevskaya pravda” newspaper. Since 19.11.1990 it has been occupied by Mogilev Regional Art Museum.
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