Orthodox Transfiguration Church is a unique monument of wooden cult architecture.

The Orthodox Transfiguration Church was originally built at the beginning of the XVIII century. This monument of wooden architecture stood out for its unusual architectural forms. It reflected compositional techniques characteristic of tiered Belarusian temples of the XVII–XVIII centuries. The main volume is a high log shell square in plan, completed by a sloping tin roof and an 8-sided tower with a cupola, surrounded by a low roundabout gallery from three sides. The windows in the lower part are rectangular, and triple arched in the upper parts of the northern and southern walls of the main volume. The main entrance is decorated with a four-pillar porch.

In the middle of the XIX century the Orthodox church was rebuilt. The temple operated until 1930, when it was closed during Soviet anti-religious politics. A club was made in the church building. And in 1961 a feed warehouse of a local collective farm was located here. In 1989, the temple was saved – it was transported near Minsk to the Museum of Folk Architecture and Life. In 2014 the restoration work was carried out.

Publication date: 15.06.2020.

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