An interesting sculpture in the center of Minsk! In general, Minsk is a very beautiful city. Many interesting sculptures can be found while walking, there is also a Voight with a key next to it.
Those are the times, the miller thought. These are the two," said the librarian. At the junction of the old shopping malls in Minsk, in front of the tourist information center stands this monument. Very correct in content and meaning. A good and correct sculptural compositarium.
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Ирина Г.
Level 22 Local Expert
May 21, 2024
A pleasant sculpture in the old part of the city. Very atmospheric. A favorite place for tourists. There are already their own urban legends that give additional interest to the sculpture! It turns out that in order for money to be found, you need to wipe the money bag!
It is quite symbolic and politically true that the sculptural composition "City Scales" is located on Freedom Square in the glorious city of Minsk, taking into account the receipt by the city of Magdeburg Law in 1499 with the assignment of weight and length measures
Any buyer who suspected that he had been hung could come to the town hall for justice and the law, where the suspected merchant weighed his goods under the supervision of an official judge, and if something was wrong, the rogue mazurik was immediately arrested.
Was it really impossible to come to an agreement with an official?!
These are the times, these are the mores.
It's good that at least they were arrested, otherwise they could have used a razor (alternatively, a sword) on the throat and into the well...
I like the sculpture itself, but we could have put it closer to the Town Hall. The theme of the sculpture is an employee of the Town Hall supervises the weighing of goods.