Castle Tower ( Belor. Castle vezha ) is an architectural monument of the 16th century in the city of Nesvizh, Minsk Region, Belarus (Mitskevich St.), a model of defensive structures combining the features of Belarusian defense architecture, Gothic and Renaissance styles. It is located next to the church of God’s Body in the north side of the church fence and is used as a bell tower [1] [2] [3] . Included in the State List of Historical and Cultural Values of the Republic of Belarus [4] .
| Sight | |
| Castle tower | |
|---|---|
| Belor. Locking Vezha | |
 Castle Tower in 2018 | |
| A country |  Belarus |
| City | Nesvizh , Minsk region |
| Architectural style | gothic , renaissance |
| Build Date | XVI century |
Built in the second half of the XVI century. made of brick in the system of defensive walls of Nesvizh near the Castle Gate, was in the city defensive rampart and connected Nesvizh castle with the city [5] .
It originally consisted of low tent gates and a high defensive tower. The tower is a four-tier structure square in plan, completed by a tented roof . The dull lower tier with buttresses is designed as a massive base . The second tier, the highest, is decorated with rectangular, round and square openings that alternate with blind rectangular niches. The third tier has on each face 3 high arched openings bordered by arched platbands . A small fourth tier has 3 small arched openings on each face, and ends with a wide profiled cornice . White plastered frames of openings and inter-level belts contrast with the red brickwork of the walls, which creates a decorative two-tone range of facades [1] [2] .
The castle tower constructively echoes the bell tower of the Trinity Church , erected at the same time in the town of Chernavchitsy , which, like Nesvizh, belonged to the Radziwills [2] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Weaver M.A. Nyasvizh castle vezha // Architects of Belarus: Entsyklapedychny davened. - Mn .: BelEn , 1993. - S. 369. - 620 p.: Il. - ISBN 5-85700-078-5 . (belor.)
- ↑ 1 2 3 Memory. Nyasvizhskiy rayon: city-duck. Chronicle of Garado and Ryan of Belarus / G.P. Pashko, U. N. Drazhyn, L.F. Krupets i insh. (redkal.), S.P. Samuel (laying). - Mn. : Belarus encyclopedia, 2001 .-- 632 p. - ISBN 985-11-0206-7 . (belor.)
- ↑ Five interesting places in Nesvizh district that are worth visiting . intex-press.by . Intex-press (August 8, 2018). Date of treatment April 6, 2019.
- ↑ Dzyarzhyna sіs gіstoryka-cultural kashtoўnastsey Republic Belarus: [Davennіk] / warehouse. V. Ya. Ablamsky, I. M. Charnyaski, Yu. A. Barysyuk. - Mn. : BELTA, 2009 .-- 684 p. - 1000 copies. - ISBN 978-985-6828-35-8 .
- ↑ Charnyanskaya T.I. Garadsky Abaronchaya castle vezha // Zbor memorial і history and culture of Belarus . Minsk Voblast / Academy of Sciences of the BSSR. Ін-т mastastvznavstva, znnagrafіі i falkloru; Redkal .: S.V. Martseleў (Gal. Red.) І інш. - Mn .: BelSE, 1987. - S. 96. - 308 p.: Il. (belor.)
Literature
- Pamyats. Nyasvizhskiy rayon: city-duck. Chronicle of Garado and Ryan of Belarus / G.P. Pashko, U. N. Drazhyn, L.F. Krupets i insh. (redkal.), S.P. Samuel (laying). - Mn. : Belarus encyclopedia, 2001 .-- 632 p. - ISBN 985-11-0206-7 . (belor.)
- Charnyanskaya T.I. Garadsky Abaronchaya castle vezha // Zbor memorial і history and culture of Belarus . Minsk Voblast / Academy of Sciences of the BSSR. Ін-т mastastvznavstva, znnagrafіі i falkloru; Redkal .: S.V. Martseleў (Gal. Red.) І інш. - Mn .: BelSE, 1987. - S. 96. - 308 p.: Il. (belor.)
- Tkachoў M. A. Nyasvizh castle vezha // Architects of Belarus: Entsyklapedychny davennik. - Mn .: BelEn , 1993. - S. 369. - 620 p.: Il. - ISBN 5-85700-078-5 . (belor.)
Links
| Object of the State list of historical and cultural values of the Republic of Belarus Code: 610G000465 |