The first stone church on the territory of a modern Belarus appeared in Polotsk - the Sofia Cathedral of the mid-11th century, which became the cultural dominant of the city. The temple was blown up in the XVII century, and then rebuilt on the model of Uniate architecture. Today, there are festivals of organ and sacred music.
On the territory of the Savior Euphrosyne Monastery stands the five-domed Cathedral of the Exaltation of the Cross of the XIX century - a sample of the Byzantine architectural style.
The Church of the Holy Protection can be called the “Phoenix” of Polotsk - in 2004 it was revived again from ruins and ashes. Here is the wonder-working icon “Prizri na Smirenie”.
Polotsk was originally a multi-religious city.
The center of Catholicism is the St. Andrew Boboli Church, built in memory of the tragic history of the Jesuit clash with supporters of Peter I in St. Sophia Cathedral.
At Polotsk at the beginning of the XXI century, four branches of Protestantism were registered. A prominent representative of their temple architecture is the Lutheran church of the XIX century.
For the Old Believers, the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the only place in Belarus where they have preserved the traditions of znamenny chant - traditional church singing until the beginning of the 17th century.
In the spirit of Polotsk, tourists can go shopping using the Tax Free System.
10 stores located In the city have joined the Tax Free System:
• in the Manezh shopping center (Vilnius highway) – Ziko, Slavia, Tsarskoe zoloto (jewelry), Kari (footwear)
• Skaryna Ave. - Topaz, Ziko, Tsarskoe zoloto, Zolotaya mechta (jewelry)
• Oktyabrskaya Street - Elema (women's clothing),
• Gogol Street - "Polotsk" House of Trade
Shopping with the Tax Free System is a saving of 15% of the purchase amount without VAT.
Have a good rest and shopping !!!
Used material of www.welcometobelarus.ru