Minsk Detention Center No. 1
| Pishchalauski Castle | |
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| Пищаловский замок | |
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| Alternative names | Pischalauski Castle Piszczalauski castle |
| General information | |
| Location | Valadarskaha Street Minsk, Belarus |
| Coordinates | 53°53′56″N 27°32′52″E / 53.89889°N 27.54778°ECoordinates: 53°53′56″N 27°32′52″E / 53.89889°N 27.54778°E |
| Completed | 1825 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Pishchala |
The Minsk Detention Center No. 1 (SIZO No. 1, Russian: СИЗО №1, informally known as Valadarka (Belarusian: Валадарка)) is the central prison of the Republic of Belarus located in Minsk.
Operated by the Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs, SIZO No. 1 is also the only facility that houses death row inmates. The execution of death row inmates occurs at the prison.
It is also a pre-trial detention centre where arrested political activists are held.
The historical building is known as Pishchalauski Castle (Belarusian: Пішчалаўскі замак), also spelled Pischalauski Castle. The castle is also sometimes called the Belarusian Bastille. It is a registered state architectural monument.
The castle was built in 1825. It formerly served as a prison. The architect was named Pishchala.
A portion of one the castle's four towers collapsed in April 2008.
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