Sights in Brest
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Brest Fortress
If you are going to see only one Soviet WWII memorial in your life, make it Brest Fortress. The scale of the fortress itself is so massive and the heroism of its defenders so vast, even the giant stone face and glistening obelisk are dwarfed in comparison.
Between 1838 and 1842 the entire town of Brest was moved east to make way for this massive fort. During the interwar period it was used mainly for housing soldiers and had lost most of its military importance. Nevertheless, two regiments bunking here at the time of the sudden German invasion in 1941 defended the aged fort for an astounding month. The whole structure withstood incredible attacks, including at least 500 c…
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Nikalaivsky Church
Behind the Valour rock in the Brest Fortress complex is the attractive Byzantine Nikalaivsky Church, the oldest in the city, which dates from when the town centre occupied the fortress site. Once part of a large monastery before being turned into a soldier's garrison club, it was gutted during the 1941 siege but has been restored and now holds regular services.
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Valour monument
The centrepiece of the Brest Fortress ensemble is the huge Valour monument, a stone soldier's head projecting from a massive rock. Adjacent is a sky-scraping obelisk, with an eternal flame and stones bearing the names of those who died. There are often men and women in period military uniforms marching to sombre orchestral music.
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Museum of Confiscated Art
The city's most interesting museum is the Museum of Confiscated Art, a display of valuable international art pieces (paintings, sculptures, ceramics) seized by Brest border guards as they were being smuggled out of the country. It is no doubt the most eclectic art collection in Belarus. It often has great temporary exhibits.
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History of Brest Museum
In the History of Brest Museum there's a small exhibit on the city in its different guises throughout history. Check the painting of Brest-Litovsk in medieval times to see what a vibrant European city it was then. The quiet neighbourhood around the museum, lined with quaint wooden houses, is worth strolling through.
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Brest Art Museum
Heading south inside the Brest Fortress, there's the Brest Art Museum, which showcases local arts and crafts. To the right is the unmistakable Kholmskie Gate; its bricks are decorated with crenulated turrets and its outer face is riddled with hundreds of bullet and shrapnel holes.
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St Nikolaiv Church
With its gold cupolas and yellow-and-blue façades shining gaily in the sunshine, the finely detailed 200-year-old Orthodox St Nikolaiv Church is one of several lovely churches in Brest.
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St Simon Orthodox Cathedral
Just a block west of Hotel Intourist is the peach-and-green St Simon Orthodox Cathedral, built in 1865 in the Russian Byzantine style (the gold on the cupolas was added in 1997).
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St Christopher's Polish Catholic Church
On pl Lenina, a statue of Lenin faces east towards Moscow, but it appears to be pointing accusatorily across the street to the 1856 St Christopher's Polish Catholic Church.
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Lenin Statue
On pl Lenina, a statue of Lenin faces east towards Moscow, but it appears to be pointing accusatorily across the street to the 1856 St Christopher's Polish Catholic Church.
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Park of Culture and Leisure
Just behind the History of Brest Museum is the sprawling Park of Culture and Leisure, with a few children's rides, scupltures and a great restaurant.
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Defence of Brest Fortress Museum
Inside Brest Fortress is the Defence of Brest Fortress Museum . Its extensive and dramatic exhibits demonstrate aptly the plight of the defenders.
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Bereste Archaeological Museum
Beyond the Kholmskie Gate in the Brest Fortress is the small Bereste Archaeological Museum which exhibits several log cabins found on land nearby.
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Regional Museum
The Regional Museum, has an odd exhibit on the history of science, and a small display on the Chornobyl disaster.
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