Mitskevich Street

The street is 1.3 km long, stretching eastward of  Lenin Street

The previous names:

Russian period

 ulitsa Kirpichnaya, Dvoryanskaya

 

    Polish period

ulica Mickiewicza (Mickiewicz Street)

 

    Soviet period

ulitsa Mitskevicha (Mitskevich Street)

Adam Mitskevich, famous poet, was born in Brest Region in 1798.

Adam Mitskevich bust

The reconstruction in 2007 changed the view of the street. It looks like a broad boulevard today

The mansions with columns, dating from the early 19th century, are seen on the northern side of the street between Komsomolskaya Street and Sovietskaya Street

At the corner of Komsomolskaya Street in July 2008

The Russian church of early 20th century at the corner of Sovietskaya Street

The pictures were taken in 2008 after the reconstruction of the street. Round pavilions under blue light roofs appeared in the streets of Downtown.

Here at the  the corner of Sovietskaya Street one can find nice fountains with drinking water under the blue transparent roof!

The basement shows Brest's coat of arms

The former gymnasium houses Brest A. Pushkin University today.

It was originally two storeys high. To rise the height of the building an additional storey was added after the war.

the bus station is a busy hub all year round

more pictures of the street at www.brest-sv.com

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