| Mogilev (Могилёв) | |
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| Mogilev Town Hall | |
| Information | |
| Country |  Belarus |
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| Region | Mogilev Voblast |
| Watercourse | Dnieper |
| Area | 110 km² |
| Population | 367 000 hab. (2013) |
| Density | 3 336,36 inhab./km² |
| Postal code | 212000–212999 |
| Telephone prefix | 375 222 |
| Spindle | UTC 03:00 |
| Location | |
 53 ° 53 ′ 20 ″ N 30 ° 20 ′ 42 ″ E | |
| Official site | |
Mogilev is a city of Belarus, administrative capital of Mogilev Voblast.
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Saint Nicholas Monastery
- 1 Ethnography museum ,
375 222 220120 – It is wonderful but check the days / hours of operation in advance. Craftsmen will show you how they use a loom, make pottery, they make jewelry. You are allowed to touch certain things and try them out. There are fascinating things to see, including a replica peasant hut and the Governors' Residence. - 2 Saint-Stanislas Church – Catholic cathedral in the city. The original frescoes survived WWII remarkably well.
- 3 Saint Nicholas Monastery – The dome cathedral from 1668 is being restored. The iconostasis and frescoes inside are magnificent. Outside, nuns maintain beautiful flower gardens and a wide variety of apple trees. The exterior of the church features a lot of beautiful frescoes and it's no surprise that the site is being reviewed by UNESCO for World Heritage listing. You must wear a skirt and scarf if you are a woman, this will be made available to you at the entrance if necessary.
- 4 Buinitchi battlefields – A memorial primarily to WWII soldiers and civilians who defended the city for 23 days in July 1941. Few have survived, an estimated 82,000 Russians and 30,000 Germans perished. The USSR took over the city in 1944. Military journalist Konstantin Simonov was one of the few survivors. He wrote about the events he witnessed and wanted his ashes after his death to be scattered on the ground. In the central red brick chapel where there is an Foucault pendulum, a tribute to the fallen defenders of Mogilev. Not far away is the lake of tears symbolizing the pain of bereaved women.
