Pishchalausky castle, or Pishchalausky prison – the infamous Minsk prison in Valadarski street. The building in the early classical style was built by order of collegiate Councilor Rudolf Squeaked in 1825. The author of the project of the castle became the Casimir Hermanovich. Some sources name the author of the prison Food, but it's not like he was just a customer that executes the instructions of the Russian Empire.

In 1821 the Governor of Minsk gricevich reported to the Russian authorities that in the city there is acute shortage of prison space. Provincial jail was destroyed, it was unsafe for the health and life of prisoners.

After construction, the prison decided to consecrate. Was specially built prison of the temple, but it turned out that the altar in the Church is facing West. As a result, the consecration did take place. People said it was a bad sign. Indeed, the prophecy has come true. During his long 200 year history of prison several times destroyed. The first time it happened a year after it was built. It took repaired, flew in the Treasury a tidy sum. Last time decorative tower prison collapsed recently. While to repair it yet.

In Powalowski jail many revolutionaries, as well as the color of the Belarusian advanced creative thought – poets, artists, philosophers, writers, musicians. Those were the days. For patriotism, you could end up in jail, thinking about an ideal society there. However, most of the contingent of the prison was still common criminals.

To this day Pishchalausky castle is a prison. For obvious reasons, to consider this architectural masterpiece could only from afar.