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Mir Castle is a unique monument of Belarusian architecture of the 16th century. It was founded by Duke Ilinich near the village called Mir at the end of the 15th century.Thick brick walls with slits, many towers, a rampart, a moat, and a drawbridge, were all part of the original structure. The building replaced a wooden feudal farmstead, which existed there in the15th century. He built the castle instead of the wooden farmstead that existed there.

The original construction was in Gothic style, but as the building was subsequently reconstructed, it absorbed architectural styles of Gothic, Baroque, and Renaissance. For instance, in 1568, the castle passed into the hands of Dukes Radziwils. Soon afterwards the Dukes completed the building in Renaissance style.

In 1994, UNESCO placed the Castle of Mir in the top category of the world culture monuments.


http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~rki mble/Mirweb/MirCastleHistory2.html