Ruzhany Palace

While searching for points of interest in Belarus, I discovered a large but majestic set of ruins of an old palace in the city of Ruzhany. It is often called the Sapieha palace due to the family that seems to have owned it originally. Living in the New Mexico area, where ruins are plentiful, old stuff like this usually does not attract me, but the architecture of this estate and its size make this quite appealing even for me. Also attractive is that it's hard to find out much about Belarus. I tried to do a school report on that country once, and it was pretty difficult. A visit to this site could also teach its visitors more about this country's history.