Minsk: Architectural Guide
Minsk is a city shaped by one of the most ambitious urban transformations of the twentieth century. Almost completely rebuilt after the devastation of the Second World War, the Belarusian capital became a testing ground for successive ideas of the ideal Soviet city.
This architectural guide explores those layers in remarkable depth, from monumental post-war avenues and modernist civic buildings to metro stations, residential districts and the architecture of the city’s outskirts. Earlier churches and more recent arenas and hotels broaden the portrait beyond Minsk’s Soviet identity.
Through 200 buildings, alongside squares, parks, war memorials and mass housing, author Dimitrij Zadorin traces what became known as the “Minsk Phenomenon” — a distinctive urban landscape in which architecture, planning and political history remain unusually visible.
Details
Author
Dimitrij Zadorin
Publisher
DOM publishers
Edition
2nd edition
Format
Softcover
Pages
540
Images
900
Dimensions
5.3 × 9.7 inches
ISBN
978-3-86922-239-4
Place
Minsk, Belarus
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