What is the Mir Castle Complex?
Q: What is the Mir Castle Complex?
A: The Mir Castle Complex is a UNESCO World Heritage site located in the town of Mir, Belarus. It was built at the end of the 15th century and completed by Duke Ilinich in the early 16th century.
Q: What style of architecture is used for the castle?
A: The Mir Castle Complex was originally built in Gothic architecture style, but later finished by Mikołaj Krzysztof "the Orphan" Radziwiłł in Renaissance style.
Q: Who owned the castle after Dominik Hieronim Radziwiłł's death?
A: After Dominik Hieronim Radziwiłł's death, his daughter Stefania inherited it. She then married Ludwig zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and their daughter Maria married Prince Chlodwig Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst.
Q: Who restored the castle at the end of 19th century?
A: Nikolai Sviatopolk-Mirski purchased and restored the castle at the end of 19th century according to plans made by architect Teodor Bursze.
Q: How did WWII affect the castle?
A: During WWII, Nazi forces took control of it and turned it into a ghetto for local Jewish population. This caused damage to its interior structure as well as other parts of it during this period.
A: When was Mir Castle listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site? Q: In December 2000, Mir Castle was listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site
