Vitebsk. The building of the women's diocesan college.

While walking through the historical center of Vitebsk and visiting the amphitheater, you can climb the mountain, where an architectural monument of national significance has been preserved to our time – the building of the former women's diocesan school.

This building was built specifically for this institution in 1901-1902. Civil engineer Alexander Pavlovsky designed the main building. And the design of the auxiliary premises was carried out by engineer Peter Vinogradov. Once upon a time there was a monastery and a church of the Holy Spirit on this place. The main building was connected to the church by a closed gallery.

During the First World War, a military hospital was located in the buildings of the school. And in the Soviet years after the revolution, the headquarters of the aviation brigade was located here. After the war in the 1940s, the Vitebsk branch of the Belgosproject Institute developed a project for the reconstruction of the building of the women's college, while the decor of the main facade was preserved. In the 1970s, an extension was made to the main building and a clock tower was built on the site of the former church of the Holy Spirit.

The building is stone, three-storey E-shaped in plan. The main facade of the school is highlighted by a central risalite, which has a balcony of the assembly hall on the second floor. The balcony supports 4 pillars. The interior has a gallery layout. There were classrooms on the first and second floors, and bedrooms on the third floor. The basement was adapted for the dining room and kitchen.

Now the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee is located in the architectural monument.