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Architectures of Belarus :: [Image 1: Nesvizh Castle dating from the Polish –Lithuanian Commonwealth 2 : Mir Castle in Mir, Belarus is UNESCO World Heritage Site; 3 : The National Opera and Ballet of Belarus Building dating from 1930s; 4: Gomel Palace Built during the Reign of Catherine the Great for Pyotr Rumyantsev] Belarusian architecture have a rich heritage which spreads over different periods of history and is characterized by various styles and the versatile history, geography, religion and national identity of the country. Of these the Nezvizh Castle dates from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Era and was the residential Castle of the Radziwiłł family and is 183 meters above sea level. The Castle and the Surrounding Environment is regarded as UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2005. The Mir Castle is 164 meters above sea-level and was built in 16th CE in late Brick Gothic style. This too belongs to Polish-Lithuanian period and is too inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000. The National Opera and Ballet of Belarus Building was the first permanent theatre founded in Belarus in 1933 based on the Belarusian Opera and ballet school. The theatre was designed by the famous Belarusian architect from Leningrad, Iosif Langbard. The Rumyantsev-Paskevich Residence or the Gomel Palace has its grounds stretching for 800 meters along the steep right bank of the Sozh River. The Palace is attributed with a Neo-Classical design and is credited to Ivan Starov. [Info and Image Credit: Architecture_of_Belarus, Wikipedia] [Images Availed Under Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International and Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported] [Source Image URLs : 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Belarus_Nesvizh_Castle_7259_2050.jpg 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Belarus_Mir_Mir_Castle_Complex_8101_2085.jpg 3. https://bit.ly/3RqoqRM 4. https://bit.ly/3exIDGM ]