Internatsionalnaya Street

The street is 1 km long, running west to east between Masherov Avenue and Mukhavets River. That is mostly a residential street. Frankly, I like the street most, as I ...... live here in the last high-rise.

The previous names:

Russian period

Pivovarnaya ulitsa (Brewery street), as once there was a beer brewery here.

Polish period

Szpitalna ulica (Hospital Street), as once there was an old Jewish hospital in the street.

Soviet period

Internatsionalnaya ulitsa (International Street), as a tribute to the Soviet internationalism. The street runs to eastwards from Lenin Street and the river port.

Glimpses of the street

Brest, Belarus, Internatsionalnaya Street, Venezia Cafe

Venezia Cafe is a pizzeria reminding of voyages, because it is located in the riverside close to the former river port. The Cafe offers Italian specialties: pizza and others. A huge anchor in front of the entrance adds some spirit of voyages.

Brest, Belarus, Internatsionalnaya Street, Tashkent Cafe

Tashkent Cafe offers Uzbek specialities. After the redesign in 2015 the facade reminds more of the Ark of Bukhara, than anything in Tashkent.

Residential houses

The old and new met here untill the "Pearl of Brest" residential complex was built here in 2023.

Brest, Belarus, Internatsionalnaya Street, Pearl of Brest Complex

"Pearl of Brest" residential complex built in 2023 between the 14-storied high rise and the former office of the river port

The view of the northern side, lined with prefabricated 5-storied buildings. Views in winter and in summer.

Brest, Belarus, Internatsionalnaya Street, horses

All of a sudden 2 horsemen appeared in the morning. I tried to speak to them.

Without saying a word, they proudly passed by. Was it my imagination?

Riverside

Here 17th September Street ends by the river. The picture was taken before the millennium reconstruction. The cranes of the river port are seen on the northern riverbank. Further west is the Brest Fortress, the Bug River and Poland. The river port was relocated to the eastern outskirts of the city in the 2010s.

The embankment before the millennium reconstruction

The embankment after the millennium reconstruction

Brest, Belarus, Internatsionalnaya Street, cycle trail

The trail for cycling and inline skating

The view on the 3 high-rise buildings on Internatsionalnaya street from the opposite riverbank.

Old buildings

Brest, Belarus, Internatsionalnaya Street, Jewish Hospital

Several old structures remained in the street. Sov. Porgranichnikov Street meets here Internatsionalnaya Street. The house at the corner attracts passers-by by its bright red brick walls. It was built by the Jewish community before WW1, to house a hospital.

Brest, Belarus, Internatsionalnaya Streett, Jewish Hospital

The building was renovated in 2002-2004. Today it is an office building.

The view in spring, when the trees are in blossoms.

The spring bloom between high-rises. In the background the roof of the former redbrick hospital and the Intourist Hotel are seen.

The middle part

The middle part of the street is intersected by 17th September Street and Sovietskaya Street, making up a big open space between them.
From this point, that is in the middle of the street, the western part of the street is seen ahead:3 high-rise buildings were constructed in the 1970s - 1990s, 14 stories high each, on the southern side.

May 2005

January 2009. The 5-storied building on the right-hand side of the street underwent reconstruction in 2008. The walls of the house were coated with thermal insulation to keep it warm in winter.

Brest, Belarus, Internatsionalnaya Street, blooming trees

The trees of the old gardens in bloom amid today's riverside park are reminding of the pre-war wooden cottages. They were pulled down some decades ago. However, the gardens remained, reminding of the quiet life by the river in the past.

There is a dairy at the eastern end of the street. It produces tasty ice-cream (left).