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An aerial view of Castle of Mir (Мірскi замак). Located in Mir, this castle, firstly with Gothic architecture style, was completed in the 16th Century by Duke Ilinich. Later, it was changed hand and firnished with Renaissance style. It was changed hand many times before restored.This castle complex is listed in the UNESCO World Heritage List under the name "Mir Castle Complex". According to sender, this castle is shown on the BYR50,000 banknote too. Thanks Mary_N for sharing detail information on the card.

This card was sent from Vitebsk 32 on 3.12.2010. According to the sender, Vitebsk is the cultural capital of Belarus. Several flower definitive stamps (face values BYR30, BYR50 and BYR100) were used together with a season greeting stamp with face value BYR500. This BYR500 stamp shows the scene during Kalyady, a folk Slavonic holiday. It lasts for 2 weeks from Christmas until Baptism of Jesus.