Belarusian Gothic

The term Belarusian Gothic (Belarusian беларуская готыка [belaruskaya hotyka], Russian белорусская готика [belorusskaya gotika]), is primarily used to describe the architectural style of ecclesiastical buildings erected in the 15th and 16th centuries. The style was used in regions of modern-day Belarus, Lithuania, and eastern Poland.

These buildings have elements typical for Gothic architecture designs such as lofty towers, flying buttresses, pointed arches, and vaulted ceilings. They also feature elements that would not typically be considered Gothic by central and western European standards.

With the baptism of the Grand Prince Vladimir the Great and the "Christianization" of the Kievan Rus, the architecture of the region became heavily influenced by Byzantine architecture.

During the 13th century and the first decades of the 14th century, the principalities in present-day Belarus are eventually subjugated by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, a pagan state that was expressing resistance against the Catholic Teutonic Order. The Grand Duchy became a dominant power in the 14th century, featuring a developed nobility. The official language was Ruthenian.

After Władysław II Jagiełło was crowned King of Poland in 1386, the countries of Poland and Lithuania united, which caused an increase in communication in western and southern Europe.

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