Pishchalauski Castle

Pishchalauski Castle
Пищаловский замок
Alternative names Pischalauski Castle
Piszczalauski castle
General information
Location Valadarskaha Street
Minsk, Belarus
Coordinates 53°53′56″N 27°32′52″E / 53.89889°N 27.54778°E / 53.89889; 27.54778Coordinates: 53°53′56″N 27°32′52″E / 53.89889°N 27.54778°E / 53.89889; 27.54778
Completed 1825
Design and construction
Architect Pishchala

The Minsk Detention Center No. 1 (SIZO No. 1, Russian: СИЗО №1, informally known as Valadarka (Belarusian: Валадарка)) is the central prison of the Republic of Belarus located in Minsk.

Modern usage

Operated by the Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs, SIZO No. 1 is also the only facility that houses death row inmates. The execution of death row inmates occurs at the prison.

It is also a pre-trial detention centre where arrested political activists are held.[1]

The building

The historical building is known as Pishchalauski Castle (Belarusian: Пішчалаўскі замак), also spelled Pischalauski Castle. The castle is also sometimes called the Belarusian Bastille.[2] It is a registered state architectural monument.[3]

The castle was built in 1825. It formerly served as a prison. The architect was named Pishchala.[3][2]

A portion of one the castle's four towers collapsed in April 2008.[2]

Famous inmates

See also

References

  1. ↑ Charter97.Org news 4/20/2008
  2. 1 2 3 "Tower collapses in "Belarusian Bastille"". BelePAN. April 22, 2008. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
  3. 1 2 Pischalauski Castle, at BelarusGuide.Com
  4. ↑ "Бережков в СИЗО некоторое время сидел в одной камере с Прокопеней". Pressbol (republished by TUT.by). 12 April 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2017.


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