Route option: Holy Trinity Church (St. Roch) – Zolotaya Gorka Microdistrict – V.Mulyavin Square – Belarusian State Philharmonic Hall – Yakub Kolos Square – Komarovka microdistrict - Komarovsky Square – Komarovsky market – TSUM.
Length: 3.5 km
Duration: 45 min
Church of the Holy Trinity (St. Roch) on Zolotaya Gorka in Minsk is one of the few preserved ancient Catholic churches in the capital of Belarus. This church is located in the very center of the city, on its central avenue, a few hundred meters from Victory Square, however, the temple is not visible at all from the adjacent streets.
Vladimir Mulyavin Square is a square divided into two circles with several alleys, surrounded by greenery of maples, lime trees, firs and plums. The main attraction of the park is a monument to Vladimir Mulyavin, an outstanding Belarusian musician and founder of the Pesnyary ensemble.
The Belarusian State Philharmonic officially opened on April 25, 1937. Each concert season has its own special feature and its own look. However, the priorities remain unchanged: serious music, educational activities, the revival of cultural traditions, the performance of works of various styles and national schools of composition.
The square is located on the site of the former village of Komarovka. This old name has been preserved for this area. Komarovsky is also called the market, which is located near the square.
The square is named after the classic of Belarusian literature, the national poet of Belarus Yakub Kolas. The metro station bears his name, one of the streets that starts from this square, and on the square itself, to the left, is the former polygraph factory.
There are several versions about the origin of the name "Komarovka". According to one of them, the name "Komarovka" came from the surname (nickname) of the fool Fedka Komar, who lived in the vicinity of St. Nicholas Church. According to another version, the name is associated with the large number of mosquitoes that lived here. Initially, Komarovka was called a village located in a lowland, and later the whole area.
In 1980, a new Komarovsky market was opened near the House of Furniture, at the intersection of V. Khoruzhey and Kuibyshev streets. It became the largest indoor market in the BSSR, replacing the former one that had existed since pre-war times and was located closer to Yakub Kolas Square.
Currently, the Minsk Komarovsky market is the main food market in Minsk.
In 1958, the Council of Ministers of the USSR decided to build the Central Department Store MINSK. In the same year, the foundation of the future store began to be laid. Since the place was swampy, the zero cycle of construction was very difficult. The Central Department Store opened its doors to customers in November 1964. On November 5, 1964, the builders solemnly presented a symbolic golden key to the first director of TSUM MINSK, Ivan Ivanovich Kolennikov. TSUM MINSK has opened 7 departments (38 sections): household goods, footwear, haberdashery and perfumes, textiles, cultural goods, sewing and knitwear. The Central Department Store "MINSK" – this building preserves more than half a century of the city's history.
