# Rumyantsev-Paskevich Palace, Gomel > The Rumyantsev-Paskevich Palace is Gomel's top sight: a late-18th-century palace museum in a free park on a bluff above the Sozh River. A palace ticket is **15 BYN**; the combined ticket with the observation tower and Winter Garden is **20 BYN**. The palace opens Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00–19:00; the park is open daily. Allow about two hours. Web page: https://yesgo.io/belarus/gomel/gomel-palace - City: [Gomel](https://yesgo.io/belarus/gomel), Belarus - YesGo score: 36/100 (Yes, if nearby) - Time on site: 2 h - Entry: Park free, palace 15 BYN - Opening hours: Palace: Tuesday–Sunday 10:00–19:00, closed Mondays and the last Tuesday of the month; park: daily 8:00–22:00, until 23:00 May–September - With kids: Fine with kids - Palace ticket (main block and palace tower): 15 BYN; students and schoolchildren 10 BYN - With audio guide: 20 BYN; students 15 BYN - Combined ticket: Palace + Winter Garden + observation tower: 20 BYN; students 15 BYN - Observation tower: 7 BYN; 10 BYN with binoculars - Winter Garden: 7 BYN - Park: Free, daily 8:00–22:00, until 23:00 in summer - Palace closed: Mondays and the last Tuesday of each month (cleaning day) - Tower and Winter Garden: Oct–Apr 10:00–18:00, May–Sep 11:00–19:00; closed 1st and 3rd Monday of the month - Last tickets: 30 minutes before closing - Payment: Belarusian roubles (BYN); carry cash, foreign cards are not always accepted - Phone: +375 232 50-95-93, +375 232 50-96-91 - Address: 4 Lenin Square (pl. Lenina), Gomel - Coordinates: 52.42231, 31.01660 - Facts checked: 30.10.2026 ## Key facts - **1777–1796** — the main block was built for Field Marshal Pyotr Rumyantsev (source: Gomel Palace and Park Ensemble museum; English Wikipedia (Russian Wikipedia: design from 1777, construction 1785–1794)) - **32 m** — the palace tower added for Ivan Paskevich by the architect Adam Idźkowski (source: Gomel Palace and Park Ensemble museum; Russian Wikipedia) - **≈ 40 m** — the observation tower with its spire — a converted sugar-factory chimney (source: Gomel Palace and Park Ensemble museum; Znai Svoi Krai (my-places.by)) - **1834** — Field Marshal Ivan Paskevich bought the estate and remodelled palace and park (source: Gomel Palace and Park Ensemble museum; English and Russian Wikipedia) - **≈ 800 m** — the length of the grounds along the steep right bank of the Sozh (source: English Wikipedia; Tonkosti Turizma) - **1919** — the palace collections became the core of a local history museum (source: Russian Wikipedia; Putevka (putevka.com)) - **Czartoryski** — the palace replaced the castle of the previous owner, Michał Fryderyk Czartoryski (source: English and Russian Wikipedia) - **1996** — the statue of Count Nikolai Rumyantsev went up in front of the palace (source: Russian Wikipedia; Komandirovka (komandirovka.ru)) - **20 roubles** — the palace is pictured on the 2009-series Belarusian banknote (source: English and Russian Wikipedia) ## Gomel Palace tickets and opening hours A standard palace ticket is **15 BYN** for adults and 10 BYN for students and schoolchildren. It covers the main block and the palace tower — the permanent displays and temporary exhibitions, except paid commercial shows. Add an audio guide and it is 20 BYN (15 BYN for students). Planning to climb the observation tower? Get the **combined ticket** (“Yediny bilet”): palace, Winter Garden and tower for 20 BYN, students 15 BYN. Bought separately, the tower and the garden are 7 BYN each, so you save 9 BYN. A “Plus” version for 25 BYN adds two more city museums. The palace is open **Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00–19:00**, and closed on Mondays and on the last Tuesday of every month. The observation tower and the Winter Garden run seasonal hours: 10:00–18:00 from October to April and 11:00–19:00 from May to September; they close on the first and third Monday of the month. The ticket desks stop selling 30 minutes before closing. The park is free and open daily from 8:00 until 22:00, or 23:00 in summer. **Paying:** prices are in Belarusian roubles (BYN). Western Visa and Mastercard cards often work in city shops and ATMs, but not reliably, and Russian-issued Visa and Mastercard do not work at all. The museum does not say which cards its ticket desk takes, so carry enough cash in BYN. This is unofficial — check with your bank before you travel. > **Closed on Mondays — and one Tuesday a month** The palace shuts every Monday and on the last Tuesday of the month, its cleaning day. On most Mondays you can still climb the observation tower and visit the Winter Garden — except the first and third Monday. The park never closes during the day. Arrive by 18:30 to get a palace ticket. ## Ticket prices in BYN | | Adults | Students and schoolchildren | | --- | --- | --- | | Palace (main block and tower) | 15 | 10 | | Palace with audio guide | 20 | 15 | | Combined: palace, Winter Garden, observation tower | 20 (25 with audio guide) | 15 (20 with audio guide) | | Combined Plus: two more city museums | 25 (30 with audio guide) | 20 (25 with audio guide) | | Observation tower / with binoculars | 7 / 10 | 7 / 10 | | Winter Garden | 7 | 7 | | “World of Nature” grotto | 5 | 5 | | Paskevich burial chapel | 5 | 5 | From the museum's official price list on 30.10.2026. The tower, garden, grotto and chapel have a single price for everyone. ## Is Gomel Palace worth visiting? Yes — it is the one sight in Gomel you should not skip. The palace itself is a handsome Neoclassical house, with restored state rooms rather than a treasure vault, so expect about an hour inside. The real draw is the whole ensemble: a riverside park, a cathedral on the cliff and a tower with the best view of the city. Pyotr Rumyantsev, the field marshal who received Gomel from Catherine the Great, started the palace in 1777. His son Nikolai improved the grounds; in 1834 the estate passed to Field Marshal Ivan Paskevich, whose architect Adam Idźkowski added the 32-metre tower and remodelled the park. After the revolution the house became a museum, and it was heavily damaged in both the Civil War and the Second World War before being restored. If you only have an hour, skip the extras: buy the palace ticket, then walk out to the bluff above the Sozh. With half a day, add the observation tower, the [Peter and Paul Cathedral](https://yesgo.io/belarus/gomel/gomel-peter-and-paul-cathedral) and the [Sozh embankment](https://yesgo.io/belarus/gomel/gomel-sozh-embankment). ## How to get to the Rumyantsev-Paskevich Palace 1. From Gomel railway station, walk south-east along [Sovetskaya Street](https://yesgo.io/belarus/gomel/gomel-sovetskaya-street) to Lenin Square (Ploshchad Lenina) — 20–25 minutes. 2. Or take any bus or trolleybus running down Sovetskaya and get off at the Ploshchad Lenina stop — 5–10 minutes. 3. From the square, walk through the park gate: the palace is right behind it, 3–5 minutes to the entrance. 4. Buy your ticket at the desk at least 30 minutes before closing. 5. For the observation tower and Winter Garden, walk south through the park — about 10 minutes. ## What to see inside the palace - **The Column Hall** — the double-height centrepiece. In summer its rear doors open onto a semicircular terrace over the Sozh water meadows. - **The White and Red drawing rooms** and the state reception hall, once the Paskevich family's “golden” dining room. - **The palace tower**, with an exhibition on the Rumyantsev and Paskevich owners: paintings, sculpture, bronzes, weapons and personal belongings. - Religious objects from the former house chapel, and a room furnished in the Napoleon III style. - The “World of Nature” grotto and the open archaeology store in the tower — separate tickets. - Outside: the statue of Nikolai Rumyantsev holding a plan of the city, and six classical statues on the façade. ## The park, the observation tower and the Winter Garden The park is a landscape garden on the steep bank of the Sozh and the ravine of the Gomiy stream. It was laid out with the palace and finished under Paskevich; the museum says it covered 25 hectares by 1850. Look for the Swan Pond, the rose gardens, a spruce maze and the little bridge across the ravine. Cycling, scooters, dogs and feeding the swans are banned by the park rules. **The observation tower** stands in the south of the park, next to the Winter Garden. It began life as the chimney of Paskevich's sugar factory and became a lookout in the 1880s. One local guide counts about 195 steps on the spiral staircase, with no lift. From the top you see the palace, the cathedral, the river and the far bank. It closes in strong wind or storms. **The Winter Garden** is another former factory building. According to the museum it has 18 species of subtropical plants on 245 m² — palms, magnolia, a coffee tree, figs and laurel. It is small, so 15–20 minutes is plenty, but it is a warm stop on a cold day and kids tend to like it. ## Before you go: checklist - [ ] It is not Monday or the last Tuesday of the month - [ ] I'll reach the palace desk by 18:30 - [ ] Decided whether I want the combined ticket with the tower - [ ] Cash in BYN - [ ] No strong wind forecast — the tower closes in bad weather - [ ] Comfortable shoes for the spiral stairs - [ ] Phone for photos — no tripod, no flash ## Palace, tower or Winter Garden: where to spend your time | | Palace | Observation tower | Winter Garden | Burial chapel | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | What it is | Museum in 18th–19th-century state rooms | Lookout on a former factory chimney | Greenhouse with subtropical plants | Paskevich family crypt | | Adult ticket | 15 BYN | 7 BYN | 7 BYN | 5 BYN | | Time needed | ≈ 1 h | 20–30 min | 15–20 min | ≈ 20 min | | Closed | Mon, last Tue of month | 1st and 3rd Mon | 1st and 3rd Mon | Mon; weekdays mainly groups | | With kids | Can bore little ones | Fun, but lots of steps | Yes | More for adults | Short on time? Do the palace and the tower: the rooms give you the history, the tower gives you the best view of Gomel. The Winter Garden is a bonus on a cold day or with children. ## Gomel's historic sights compared Every historic place in Gomel rated by YesGo. - [Peter and Paul Cathedral](https://yesgo.io/belarus/gomel/gomel-peter-and-paul-cathedral) — YesGo score 45/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 30 min · Free - [St Elijah Old Believer Church](https://yesgo.io/belarus/gomel/gomel-st-elijah-church) — YesGo score 44/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 25 min · Free - [Sovetskaya Street](https://yesgo.io/belarus/gomel/gomel-sovetskaya-street) — YesGo score 41/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · Free, open 24/7 - [St Nicholas Monastery](https://yesgo.io/belarus/gomel/gomel-st-nicholas-monastery) — YesGo score 41/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 40 min · Free - [Gomel Regional Drama Theatre](https://yesgo.io/belarus/gomel/gomel-drama-theatre) — YesGo score 40/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 30 min · Facade free; plays from 11 BYN - [Hunting Lodge](https://yesgo.io/belarus/gomel/gomel-hunting-lodge) — YesGo score 39/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 45 min · 10 BYN, students 7.50, children 5 - [Paskevich Burial Chapel](https://yesgo.io/belarus/gomel/gomel-paskevich-chapel) — YesGo score 39/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 30 min · 5 BYN, outside free - [Museum of Military Glory](https://yesgo.io/belarus/gomel/gomel-military-glory-museum) — YesGo score 38/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · 12 BYN, students 7, schoolchildren 4.50 - [Rumyantsev-Paskevich Palace](https://yesgo.io/belarus/gomel/gomel-palace) — YesGo score 36/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 2 h · Park free, palace 15 BYN ## Palace, cathedral and river in half a day The cathedral on the cliff, the palace, the Paskevich crypt, the Hunting Lodge and a stroll along the Sozh — all in one park, with short walks between them. 1. [Peter and Paul Cathedral](https://yesgo.io/belarus/gomel/gomel-peter-and-paul-cathedral) — YesGo score 45/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 30 min · Free 2. [Rumyantsev-Paskevich Palace](https://yesgo.io/belarus/gomel/gomel-palace) — YesGo score 36/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 2 h · Park free, palace 15 BYN 3. [Paskevich Burial Chapel](https://yesgo.io/belarus/gomel/gomel-paskevich-chapel) — YesGo score 39/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 30 min · 5 BYN, outside free 4. [Hunting Lodge](https://yesgo.io/belarus/gomel/gomel-hunting-lodge) — YesGo score 39/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 45 min · 10 BYN, students 7.50, children 5 5. [Sozh River Embankment](https://yesgo.io/belarus/gomel/gomel-sozh-embankment) — YesGo score 43/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · Free, open 24/7 > **Photos: phone yes, tripod no** Amateur photos on a phone or camera are allowed inside, but not monopods, tripods, stabilisers or extra lighting. Wedding and staged shoots are a separate paid service. For the classic shot of the façade, stand by the Rumyantsev statue in the park. ## Good to know “Gomel Palace and Park Ensemble” is both the whole park — with the palace, cathedral and chapel — and the name of the museum that runs it. The city is spelled both Gomel and Homiel (the Belarusian form); you will see both on signs and maps. ## Tips - Get the combined ticket if you want the tower too — palace, tower and Winter Garden come out 9 BYN cheaper. - Climb the tower in the late afternoon: the sun drops over the Sozh and you see the whole palace from above. - The last Tuesday of the month is a cleaning day — the palace is shut even though it is a weekday. - No ticket needed for the park, the Sozh embankment or the Peter and Paul Cathedral. - On weekdays the [Paskevich burial chapel](https://yesgo.io/belarus/gomel/gomel-paskevich-chapel) is mostly shown to booked groups; on your own, go at the weekend. - The [Hunting Lodge](https://yesgo.io/belarus/gomel/gomel-hunting-lodge) stands in the same park — an easy add-on. ## Questions ### How much is the ticket to Gomel Palace? 15 BYN for adults and 10 BYN for students. The combined ticket with the observation tower and Winter Garden is 20 BYN. The park is free. ### What are Gomel Palace opening hours? Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00–19:00. It is closed on Mondays and the last Tuesday of each month. Last tickets 30 minutes before closing. ### Is Gomel Palace open on Monday? The palace is not. The observation tower and Winter Garden are open on Mondays, except the first and third Monday of the month, and the park is open every day. ### How much is the observation tower? 7 BYN, or 10 BYN with binoculars; it is also part of the combined ticket. Hours are 10:00–18:00 from October to April and 11:00–19:00 from May to September. ### How do I get to Gomel Palace from the railway station? Walk 20–25 minutes down Sovetskaya Street to Lenin Square, or take any bus or trolleybus along Sovetskaya to the Ploshchad Lenina stop. The palace is just inside the park gate. ### How long do you need at Gomel Palace? About two hours: an hour inside, half an hour for the tower and time to walk the park. Add the cathedral and the river and it is half a day. ### Can I pay by card? Bring cash in BYN. Western Visa and Mastercard work in many places but not reliably, and Russian-issued Visa and Mastercard do not work in Belarus. ### Can you take photos inside? Yes, amateur photos on a phone or camera. Tripods, monopods, stabilisers and extra lights are not allowed; photo shoots are a paid service. ### Is it good for kids? The park, the tower and the Winter Garden are; the palace rooms can be slow for small children. The tower has a long spiral staircase. ## How we checked Prices, the opening hours of each site, cleaning days, park hours, photo rules, phone numbers and the address come from the museum's official website on 30.10.2026. Third-party guides still quote older prices (7.50 BYN for the palace, a free last Tuesday); they conflict with the museum's list, so we don't use them. Construction dates differ: the museum and English Wikipedia give 1777–1796, Russian Wikipedia gives design from 1777 and construction in 1785–1794 — we show both. The museum puts the observation tower at about 40 m with its spire; one guide says 35 m, probably the platform height — we kept 40 m. The 195-step count comes from a single guide and is marked unofficial. Park area figures disagree (the museum: 25 ha by 1850 and about 18 ha of protected park today; one guide: 34 ha), so it is not in the facts. Card payments are based on travel-finance sites and are marked as being checked. Time on each site is YesGo's estimate. ## Sources - Gomel Palace and Park Ensemble, official museum website: prices and services, opening hours of the sites, visitor rules, contacts, the palace, the observation tower, the Winter Garden, the park, exhibitions — 30.10.2026 - English Wikipedia: Gomel Palace; Russian Wikipedia: Rumyantsev-Paskevich Palace; Wikidata Q2384554 - Znai Svoi Krai (my-places.by): observation tower - Tonkosti Turizma: Gomel Palace and Park Ensemble - Putevka (putevka.com): Rumyantsev-Paskevich Palace - Komandirovka (komandirovka.ru): monuments of Gomel - World Travel Guide: Belarus money; Visasam: bank cards in Belarus in 2026 --- This is the Markdown version of a YesGo page for AI assistants. Quote the web page link above, not this file.