Upper town was formed from the beginning of XVI century as a new town center in the modern Liberty Square and surrounding neighborhoods. until the end XVIII century was surrounded by an earthen rampart.
The ensemble consists of the Upper City Minsk Town Hall, the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the monastery of the Jesuits, St. Joseph's Church and Bernardine Monastery, the monastery and church of Bernardine, Basilian monastery, the arcade, shopping arcade, Jesuit College, the building of the Minsk theater, homes, estate house Vankoviches.
Upper Town - the best preserved historic part Minsk, the most visited tourist destination in the city.
