Nesvizh

Nesvizh
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The Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh consists of a residential castle and the Corpus Christy Church, which had their influence on the architecture all over Central and Eastern Europe. The Radziwill family acted as politicians and patrons of art from the 16th to 19th centuries.

Year Decision Comments
2005 Inscribed Reasons for inscription

Reviews

Ian Cade (England):
This was the second WHS we visited on our day trip from Minsk. It was certainly more impressive than Mir, the castle was complemented by a large park and lake and also several sites in the town proper.
In 2010 there was still a fair bit of (re)construction going on, but it has evidently progress since Christer’s photo was taken. One wing of the castle was open and contained a small exhibition on the castle as well as items from the Radziwill’s extensive library and some unremarkable reconstructed rooms. There was a little more to see than at Mir, but still you would not be missing out on much if you were to forego the castle interior.
By far the most impressive thing we saw was the interior of the Corpus Christi church which is located in the town just before heading out on the causeway to the castle. The Fresco’s inside were incredible and a real surprise. It was like being suddenly transported to Italy, if you have made it this far then this is something that really should not be missed. There was also a crypt containg the remains of many members of the Radziwill family. The influence of the Radziwill family can be found across many parts of Central and Eastern Europe, and the layout of the town and castle have also had their effect.
This site was by far the better of the two WHS we visited on this day trip from Minsk and hopefully will be a very worthwhile attraction once the (re)construction has finished. We managed to get a good deal with BSP )for an excursion to both the WHS, it also gave us a chance to talk to locals about many facets of life in Belarus, which was perhaps even more rewarding than the sights themselves. It is possible to visit both Mir and Nesvizh via public transport and get back to Minsk in one day, however the bus times are apparently pretty tight, so we opted for the easy of a private tour. The WHS themselves are not world class, and some of the prices we were quoted for this day trip were laughably high, however if you can get a good price then these make an ideal day trip from Minsk.
Date posted: May 2010
Christer Sundberg (Sweden):
Both the castle Mir and Nesvish was once founded by the influential Radzivill family and the Nesvish Castle is the more modern of the two. Beautifully located next to a series of ponds, it is well worth a visit but, but, but…..appointing the Nesvish Castle a World Heritage Site must have sparked some rapid investment from the Belorussian government to turn what has been used as a sanatorium for the last 50 years into a historical monument of class. Therefore the entire castle has been turned into a building site and will probably not be accessible for the next ten years or so.

Until then you can admire the beautiful park with several small monuments and statues, commemorating different coactions in the life’s of the Radzivill family or stroll by the ponds on a warm summer day or visit the nearby churches and monasteries in the town of Nesvish.
 
Sazanami (Japan):
When I visited the castle,it was under restoration.This architecture has been a sanatrium until recent year.Almost all furniture were out of the castle under the period of being a sanatrium,but castle itself is an impressive Baroque style one and the yellow wall contrasts with blue lake.
The church is a rare example of cross-cupola one in this region and has beautiful interior decorations.Central top of the cupola was damaged by the bomb during the period of WW‡U,but all has restored.
This city is a good excursion point from Minsk.@
Date posted: February 2006


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