Mir Castle Complex
The Mir Castle Complex (Belarusian: [Мірскі замак] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), Łacinka: Mirski zamak, Lithuanian: [Myriaus pilis] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), Polish: [Zamek w Mirze] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a UNESCO World Heritage site in Belarus. It is in the town of Mir.
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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| Location | Mir, Belarus |
| Criteria | Cultural: ii, iv |
| Reference | 625 |
| Inscription | 2000 (24th Session) |
| Area | 27 ha |
| Website | mirzamak |
| Coordinates | 53°27′4.46″N 26°28′22.80″E / 53.4512389°N 26.4730000°ECoordinates: 53°27′4.46″N 26°28′22.80″E / 53.4512389°N 26.4730000°E |
The building of the castle began at the end of the 15th century. It is in the Gothic architecture style. Building of the castle was completed by Duke Ilinich in the early 16th century. Around 1568 the Mir Castle was owned by Mikołaj Krzysztof "the Orphan" Radziwiłł. He finished building the castle in the Renaissance style. A three-storey palace was built along the eastern and northern walls of the castle.
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After being not lived in for nearly a century, and having severe damage during the Napoleonic period, the castle was restored at the end of the 19th century. In 1813, after the death of Dominik Hieronim Radziwiłł, his daughter Stefania got the castle. She married Ludwig zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. The castle later went to their daughter Maria, who married Prince Chlodwig Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst.
Their son, Maurice Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst sold the castle to Nikolai Sviatopolk-Mirski in 1895. Nikolaj's son Michail began to rebuild the castle according to the plans of architect Teodor Bursze. The Sviatopolk-Mirski family owned the castle up to 1939.
During WWII, it came under Nazi control. It was a ghetto for the local Jewish population. Between 1944 and 1956, the castle was used as a housing facility. This partly damaged the castle's inside.
In December, 2000, the Mir Castle was listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Mir Castle Complex Media
VIEW INSIDE IN THE COURTYARD OF MIR CASTLE
- Mirski zamak. Мірскі замак (N. Orda, 1880).jpg
Drawing by Napoleon Orda, 1876
- Mir castle in spring.JPG
Mir castle in spring
- Mir Castle Complex 107.jpg
Мирский замок
- Mir Castle Complex church.jpg
Church at Mir Castle Complex.
- Мірскі замак. Выгляд на палац.JPG
Мірскі замак. Выгляд на палацавы комплекс
- Кабінет. Мірскі замак.jpg
Мірскі замак. Кабінет.
- Бальная зала. Мірскі замак.jpg
Мірскі замак. Бальная зала
- Castle of Mir, Byelorus.jpg
Castle of Mir, Byelorus
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