{"id":525855,"date":"2026-03-16T12:35:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T09:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reform.news\/?p=525855"},"modified":"2026-03-16T13:40:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T10:40:45","slug":"minskstroy-reports-on-reconstruction-of-the-main-building-of-bsu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/minskstroy-reports-on-reconstruction-of-the-main-building-of-bsu","title":{"rendered":"Minskstroy Reports on Reconstruction of the Main Building of BSU"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>Reconstruction of the main building of the Belarusian State University is underway in Minsk, the company Minskstroy reported today. Demolition work is currently in progress.<\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cIn Block A, which runs parallel to the avenue, builders have dismantled partitions and cladding, removed old utilities, ceilings and concrete floors, and stripped plaster from the walls. They are reinforcing the structures and building new partitions. The brick walls will be strengthened using the shotcrete method,\u201d<\/i> the company said.<\/p>\n<p>About 80 tons of old shelving units will have to be dismantled and removed from the library premises. They will be cut up for scrap metal.<\/p>\n<p>The building\u2019s roof will also be replaced.<\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cThe project \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0443\u0441\u043c\u0430\u0442\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0435\u0442 restoration of the facade (repair of plaster and decorative stucco) while preserving the building\u2019s external appearance. The spatial layout of the interiors will also remain unchanged. Double-height halls, galleries, the main marble-clad vestibule, entrance groups with paneled polished oak doors, and the windows \u2014 which were replaced earlier \u2014 will be preserved.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Internal partitions and doors, engineering systems, floors, ceilings, elevators and elevator shafts will be replaced. Stair flights will be renovated; on the central staircase the railing will be replaced with a similar one. Modern finishing will be carried out in the assembly hall, library, reading rooms and book storage, lecture halls and research laboratories, the BSU museum, the cafeteria and other spaces.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>The project also \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0443\u0441\u043c\u0430\u0442\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0435\u0442 equipping the building with new furniture and modern equipment,\u201d<\/i> said <b>Mikita Kavalenya<\/b>, foreman of Construction Department No. 199, which is carrying out the work.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_525828\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-525828\" style=\"width: 747px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-525828 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/photo_2026-03-16_12-34-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"747\" height=\"992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/photo_2026-03-16_12-34-15.jpg 747w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/photo_2026-03-16_12-34-15-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/photo_2026-03-16_12-34-15-301x400.jpg 301w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/photo_2026-03-16_12-34-15-602x800.jpg 602w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-525828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Minskstroy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_525827\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-525827\" style=\"width: 992px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-525827 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/photo_2026-03-16_12-34-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"992\" height=\"744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/photo_2026-03-16_12-34-17.jpg 992w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/photo_2026-03-16_12-34-17-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/photo_2026-03-16_12-34-17-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/photo_2026-03-16_12-34-17-533x400.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-525827\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Minskstroy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_525826\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-525826\" style=\"width: 992px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-525826 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/photo_2026-03-16_12-34-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"992\" height=\"747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/photo_2026-03-16_12-34-19.jpg 992w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/photo_2026-03-16_12-34-19-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/photo_2026-03-16_12-34-19-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/photo_2026-03-16_12-34-19-531x400.jpg 531w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-525826\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Minskstroy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reconstruction of the main building of the Belarusian State University is underway in Minsk, the company Minskstroy reported today. Demolition work is currently in progress. \u201cIn Block A, which runs parallel to the avenue, builders have dismantled partitions and cladding, removed old utilities, ceilings and concrete floors, and stripped plaster from the walls. They are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":525854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sharing_image":{"poster":"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/69b7de32afbce.jpg","width":1200,"height":630,"template":"691142dd","mode":"auto"},"_sharing_image_fieldset":{"dTVKfmI95PYT":"Minskstroy Reports on Reconstruction of the Main Building of BSU"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[142339,142338,143127],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-525855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-main","category-news","category-society"],"wps_subtitle":"","permalink_manager":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/119"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=525855"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525855\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/525854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=525855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=525855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=525855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}