The former wooden church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul burned down almost completely in the village of Remni in the Haradok district of the Vitsebsk region on April 17, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Belarus reports.
Rescuers put out the fire, but the church, the roof, ceiling and walls were severely damaged. “As a result of the fire, the church was destroyed,” the Investigative Committee specified.
The fire passed to the church during careless handling of fire while burning garbage. No casualties were reported.
The church in the village of Remni was built in 1896 from wood on the stone foundations of another 18th century church, preserving its layout. The design and composition of the temple is an example of a combination of classicism elements with features of pseudo-Russian style and modernism characteristic of the end of the XIX century. The building was listed on the State List of Historical and Cultural Values of Belarus as an object of historical and cultural heritage of regional importance.
Not so long ago, the world famous Notre Dame church in Paris was burning, with fire gradually destroying parts of the world heritage site.
