The columns
Tall and white.
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The Rumyantsev-Paskevich Palace is the main historic landmark of the city of Gomel, in south-eastern Belarus. It stands in a large park that runs about 800 metres along the high right bank of the Sozh River, and its image appears on the Belarusian 20-rouble note. The two-storey palace was built between 1777 and 1796 for Field Marshal Pyotr Rumyantsev in the Neoclassical style, to a design attributed to Ivan Starov. Field Marshal Ivan Paskevich bought it in 1834, renovated the palace and park, and added a four-storey tower and a new wing. The palace later became a museum. You see a palace with pale yellow walls, tall white columns and large windows, shaded by huge trees. The park holds a swan pond, a fountain and a suspension bridge over the water, shady paths between the trees and views of the river from the high edge. It is about 283 km from Minsk in a straight line, in the centre of the city. The park is free, and the ticket is for the palace. The UK Foreign Office advises against all travel to Belarus, so read the current advice before any planning.
Tall and white.
And a suspension bridge.
From the edge.
Bank of the Sozh, central Gomel, Belarus
On the Belarusian 20-rouble note.
Yes, the UK Foreign Office advises against all travel to Belarus.