Monument to the Letter Ў
Помнік літары «Ў»
A monument erected in 2003 to “Ў,” the short U unique to the Belarusian alphabet, considered one of the few monuments in the world dedicated to a single letter.
“Ў” (short U) is a letter unique to the Belarusian language among Cyrillic-alphabet languages. In 2003, when the Day of Belarusian Written Language was held in Polotsk, this stone sculpture was erected beside Skaryna Street. It is a stone carved with an oversized “Ў,” symbolizing the distinctiveness of the Belarusian language. It is modest in size and can be visited on foot together with the nearby Geographical Centre of Europe Monument and the Skaryna statue.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Nizhne-Pokrovskaya Street
- Museum of Medieval Knighthood
- Epiphany Cathedral, Polotsk
- Museum of Belarusian Book Printing
- Geographical Centre of Europe Monument
- Red Bridge, Polotsk
- Polotsk Jesuit Collegium
- Saint Sophia Cathedral, Polotsk