Bielyja Lauki

Bielyja Lauki

Bielyja Lauki (Belarusian: Белыя лаўкі) is a shopping arcade and now also a monument to civic architecture of the 19th century in Pruzhany town, Brest Voblast (province), Western Belarus. It was constructed in 1867 by architects Mikhailousky and Savich.

History

The brick-built shopping arcade was constructed on the same place where the earlier wooden shopping arcade was located. The project was elaborated by the Grodno governorate architect Mikhailousky and diocesan architect Savich.

Market square and Bielyja Lauki (on the right) in Pruzhany. 1917

Architecture

These shopping rows are a rare example of civic monumental architecture of the 19th century with baroque and classicism features.[1]

It is a rectangular two-stored building with gable roof and pointed pediment at abutting ends. It has two rows of merchant cells formed by massive arcades from two lengthwise faces. Shallow rectangular niches in walls contain doors and shop-windows and they are opposite to intervals between arch pillars.

References

  1. "Architectural monuments in Belarus". Book by V.Chantuyya published by "Polymya" publishing house in Minsk. 1982. Pages 41-42.

Book Sources

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Coordinates: 52°33′22″N 24°27′21″E / 52.5562°N 24.4558°E / 52.5562; 24.4558

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