Mound of Glory of Adam Mickiewicz – a unique man-made monument of the XX century. This mound poured himself a people that worships the work of the great poet.

After becoming a part of Poland the town of Novogrudok, the birthplace of the national poet Adam Mickiewicz, a Committee was formed Mickiewicz, who was involved in the study of creativity and the creation of a house Museum.

The first proposed to erect a mound Chairman Mickiewiczova Committee Professor Stanislaw Wojciechowski. He remembered the words of Adam Mickiewicz, who once said, " ... for "pan Tadeusz" should I once nowogrodczynie to erect a monument on the town square in Novogrudok".

The construction of the mound as it was done in ancient times we have to put our part – a handful of earth or stone and stacked on the future site of the mound. Some people who were unable to come to Novogrudok, sent ground mail. On the parcel wrote: "Novogrudok. Earth to perpetuate the memory of Adam Mickiewicz".

Construction began on 27 may 1924 and lasted until June 28, 1931. In the last summer of construction when many wanted to participate and to bring the earth, each participant was given a commemorative badge. Day 75-th anniversary of the death of Mickiewicz, after a solemn mass in the Church where I was baptized poet, was the opening of the monument.

At the foot of the Mound of Glory is a memorial stone dedicated to Adam Mickiewicz. On a high mound can be reached by a specially equipped ladder. With its summit offers a magnificent view of the Novogrudok. There is an opinion that it is the highest point of Belarus. At the foot of the hill begins a beautiful Park, equipped with Lounges, benches where you can sit and admire the magnificent scenery.