Belaya Vezha, Belarus
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Belaya Vezha (Belarusian: Бе́лая ве́жа) (White Tower) of Belarus is near Belavezhskaya Pushcha national park, in the town of Kamyanets. It is also known as Kamyanets Tower or Kamenets Tower.
It was erected in 1271-1289 by architect Oleksa as a frontier post on the western border of ancient Rus'. Today it is a memorial site protected by the state. Since 1960 it houses a branch of the Brest ethnography museum.
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External links
- Photos on Radzima.org (http://radzima.org/pub/pomnik.php?nazva_id=brkakami01)