The fame of this city spread far beyond the borders of Belarus thanks to the locals who emigrated to different countries at different times, as well as the work of Ilf and Petrov "12 chairs".The Bobruisk fortress and the old center have become film sets more than once. Such films as "I come from childhood", "Wedding Night", "Legend No. 17", "Gauleiter Hunt", "Footprints of the Apostles", "Expropriator", "Gamer's Rules", "Object of Adoration", "Bobruisk – Dakar" and others were shot in the city and its surroundings..And here you can collect photos with different beavers).The city was named after these semi-aquatic mammals of the rodent order, which lived in abundance in this area.And now there are beaver figures in abundance throughout the city, often in unexpected places, many of them stylized as human images.The city is very colorful.In addition to the main tour, I recommend taking a walk through the streets of Bobruisk and immersing yourself in several epochs at once, as if frozen in time.

We begin the tour with the oldest building in Bobruisk, located on the territory of the fortress.
Unfortunately, the church is in an abandoned state and can only be viewed through a fence with barbed wire...

Bobruisk. Church of Peter and Paul.

Interesting facts:
1. The walls of the fortress were impenetrable for artillery.
2. The fortress had underground tunnels of great length, some were located directly under the river and led into the woods.
3. The citadel's structures were connected by swing bridges.
4. There was a cell in the fortress in which the prisoners in it simply went crazy: it was impossible to lie down, get up or sit down in it.
5. Napoleon did not even try to capture the fortress, apparently considering it too strong a structure.

Bobruisk. Ruins of the old fortress.

Bobruisk. Ruins of the fortress.

Any Bobruisk resident will accurately point the way if he is asked where the "White Church" is located.

Bobruisk. St. George's Church.

Babruysk. Church of St. George. 

Shura Balaganov is one of the brightest characters in the novel "12 Chairs", which has become a symbol of cunning and resourcefulness. 
Thanks to the work of Ilf and Petrov, Bobruisk became known far beyond the borders of Belarus. 
Roman's quote that "Bobruisk was considered a wonderful, highly cultured place" is proud of all the locals.
There is a restaurant in the tower nearby, a very atmospheric place.

Monument to Shura Balaganov in Bobruisk.

Bobruisk. Monument to Shura Balaganov.

A beautiful Neo-Gothic church, partially preserved only thanks to the addition to it from the side of the five-storey building, through which the entrance to the temple runs.

Bobruisk. Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Modern architects call this mansion one of the best examples of Belarusian residential architecture of the early 20th century. 
Six preserved tiled stoves decorated with caryatids and motifs of nature are also of particular value here.

The building of the former city mansion at 211 Pushkin Street is considered one of the best examples of Belarusian residential architecture of the early 20th century.

Bobruisk. The former Mirenburg town mansion.

Perhaps the most unusual wooden building in Belarus with an interesting history.

Katznelson Merchant's House

Bobruisk. Katznelson Merchant's House

A temple with an interesting history, miraculously preserved to this day.

Bobruisk. St. Nicholas Cathedral.

The Drama and Comedy Theater proudly bears the name of the founder of the national drama, an outstanding native of Bobruisk, V.I. Dunin-Martsinkevich.

Bobruisk. Drama and Comedy Theater

The building of the former Noble Assembly at 45 Sovetskaya Street combines elements of late classicism and Art Nouveau.

Bobruisk. The former Noble Assembly building.

One of the oldest museums in Belarus, which is more than 100 years old.

Bobruisk. Bobruisk Museum of Local Lore

Bobruisk Museum of Local Lore.

The house is unique in its architecture, the courtyard of which resembles the St. Petersburg courtyards-wells.

The Port Arthur House is not just a building, but the living history of Bobruisk.

Bobruisk. Port Arthur House.

The Jewish capital, as Bobruisk has been called for many years, is famous for its synagogue.
History has played a cruel joke with this building and its parishioners more than once, but despite everything, today it is open to visitors.

The same Bobruisk.

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