initiator prince of minsk trubetskoy spoke. looking for money, and the construction was also funded by donations from the townspeople. the interior decoration was supervised by vasily mas, the architect of the provincial administration. then all the newfangled trends were used: the main staircase, paintings on the walls, portraits and, of course, stucco. yes, the interior turned out to be rich, one might even say pompous. incredibly, the first production at the minsk city theater took place already in 1890, since then the theater has become the center of the cultural life of minsk, and all sorts of performers have visited here, and even dignitaries, but that’s a completely different story. the historical appearance of the building, which was conceived by the architect karl kozlovsky, was restored only during the period of independence, when large-scale reconstruction and restoration began in 2010. today it is truly a temple of art. in soviet times , the square began to be called a large garden, a whole ensemble was created arou