An illustration by Solomon Gessner

Solomon Gessner was a Swiss painter and poet (1730-1788). 

He included landscape element in his illustration and painting.

Multiview of Belarus

On the left : St Boris and Gleb's church (Kalozha church) in Grodno

UNESCO site in Belarus. The SS. Boris and Gleb (Kalozha) Church in the city of Hrodna was built in 1180s by architect Pyotr Milaneh on the high right bank of the river Nieman, opposite the Castle Hill, in the territory of the former Kalozha settlement.

On the right top : Lake Naroch
Lake Narach (Naroch) is a lake in North-West Belarus. It is the largest lake in Belarus (before 1939 Narocz was the largest lake of Poland).

On the right bottom : The castle ruins in Smoliany

I'm not only collecting postcards, but those postmarks, stamps are my favorites too.

Radziwills Castle, Belarus.

Another bird's eye view : the past and the present.
In the foreground lies a segment of the palace and park ensemble with its architectural dominator - the Radziwills's castle. In the background, beyond the Usha river, rise modern town buildings.

Minsk, Belarus

1. National airport "Minsk-2".
2. The Svisloch, Minsk
3. Panorama of the Troetskoe suburb and the upper town, Minsk
4. The Palace of sports. The hotel "Belarus"
5. Panorama of Minsk

Inelle wrote it in the back of the postcard, "Minsk is a old town , nearly 1000 years old. Now it's not very cold here (15/11/09) - near 10 degree. But usually in this time, we have frost and snow."

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MIHCK, Belarus

Mihck is capital of Belarus

The pictures in the postcard shown :-
1. Upper Town
2. Sport competition on the Svisloch river
3. View on Trinity Suburb
4. The Svisloch embankment
5. Fishing in the centre of the city.

According to Anna, the views of her native city is connected with the Svisloch river. Many people like to spend their free time in the evening on the embankment near the Trinity Suburb.

In summer, a stroll along its banks, particulaly near the Old Town or opposite, is almost a legal requirement for starry-eyed couples. In winter, after the dubious ducks flee and the surface freezes, locals poke holes through the ice and pull out God knows what.

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Castle of Mir, Belarus

The main facade of the Castle of Mir. Mir Castle is one of the UNESCO site in Belarus. 

Mir Castle is a unique monument of Belarusian architecture, it was built by duke Ilinich in early 16th century near village Mir (Grodno Region) instead of wooden feudal farmstead, which existed there in 15th century.

Thank you to Marina Senko aka Felis send me this great card from Belarus. 

Holy Trinity Church, Mir.

Mir town, Holy Trinity Church.
Thank you to Marina Senko ( Felix) send from Belarus for Slavic countries RR Special Group 34.

Belarus

"Passing through the courtyard you come to the center of the Palace complex. The stairs of the building lead to innumerable rooms and halls. It is few hours before sunset. "

According to Yanechka, the Palace complex (it's main part) in town Njasrizh.
It's in UNESCO WHS.
( Can anyone tell me the name of the Palace ?)

Belarus

~ from Wikipedia

Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the north.

Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno (Hrodna), Gomel (Homiel), Mahilyow (Mahiloŭ) and Vitebsk (Viciebsk).

Belarus is landlocked, relatively flat, and contains large tracts of marshy land.According to a 2005 estimate by the United Nations, 40% of Belarus is covered by forests. Many streams and 11,000 lakes are found in Belarus.

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