In Byaroza, they plan to breathe new life into the former Carthusian monastery
In Byaroza, Brest region, there are plans to reconstruct the southwestern part of the former Carthusian monastery complex and turn it into a tourist attraction. The project includes creating a museum exhibition, a small hotel, a conference hall, and a cafe, writes Domovita.by.
The Byaroza District Capital Construction Department is responsible for the project's implementation, while the design solutions were developed by the "Brestrestavratsiapraekt" branch. The main task is to restore the integrity of the southwestern part of the ensemble and adapt the historical buildings for tourism needs. Earthworks during foundation laying will be conducted under the supervision of archaeologists to avoid damaging the cultural layer.
A mini-hotel is planned to open in the most famous building of the complex — the Sapieha House. It will occupy two floors and 318 square meters. Three rooms with a total capacity of 11 sleeping places will be created here. On the first floor, there will be a triple room, fully adapted for people with special needs. On the second floor, there will be two two-room suites, each designed for four people.
A small cafe with an area of 196.3 square meters will open in the adjacent building. The hall with a bar area will occupy 62 square meters and will be able to accommodate 21 visitors. The menu will primarily consist of highly prepared semi-finished products, so the cafe will be mainly geared towards a quick snack during a visit to the complex.
Another preserved building next to the entrance gate will be adapted into a museum. Museum halls and technical rooms will be located on the first floor, and a closed storage facility will be on the attic floor. The adjacent tower will be connected to the second floor and included in the administrative part of the complex.
The building to the left of the hotel will be transformed into an administrative and public center. On the first floor, there will be an entrance area, a souvenir shop, and a conference hall with an area of 59.5 square meters. It will be designed for 50 people and suitable for lectures and business meetings. Employee offices will be located on the second floor.
Electric heating and air conditioners will be installed in the reconstructed buildings, communication networks will be laid, and CCTV cameras will be placed. At the same time, the historical buildings themselves are promised to be carefully restored: roofs, window and door openings will be renovated using restoration technologies.
Next to the complex, a parking lot for six tourist buses and 29 passenger cars is also planned. In addition, a separate paid public toilet will appear there.
The Carthusian complex in Byaroza was the only monastery of this order in the territory of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It was built for almost 40 years — from 1648 to 1689 — according to the design of the Italian architect Giovanni Battista Gisleni. The construction was financed by the Vice-Chancellor of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Kazimierz Leon Sapieha, whose family owned these lands from the late 15th century. The monastery was conceived as a well-fortified residence with thick walls, towers, a moat, and loopholes. Several generations of Sapiehas were buried in the church.
Carthusians led a very ascetic lifestyle: they observed a strict vow of silence, lived in separate cells, and only once a year gathered together at one table. At the same time, the monastery was a major economic center. The monks owned mills, a brick factory, sawmills, and a brewery, had a monopoly on salt and wine trade, and thousands of serfs worked on the monastery's lands. Until 1940, the town was officially called Byaroza-Kartuzskaya.
The destruction of the complex began as early as the 18th century during the Great Northern War, when it was stormed by Swedish troops. Later, the tsarist authorities closed the monastery, accusing the monks of supporting the 1830-1831 uprising. The buildings were converted into barracks, and in the second half of the 19th century, the church and part of the walls began to be dismantled for bricks to build military towns. To our time, only individual fragments of the fence, part of a tower, the ruins of the bell tower, and the entrance gate have survived. Its image is now on the coat of arms of Byaroza.
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