First published: 20/11/18.

Zoë Sheng 1.5

Struve Geodetic Arc

Struve Geodetic Arc (Inscribed)

Struve Geodetic Arc by Zoë Sheng

I had finally made it. After always ignoring this WHS due to the distances involved in getting to any or the lack of interest to actually go out of the way to see a monument I would drive along the road in Belarus to see a Cyrillic UNESCO World Heritage sign on the side: Leskovichi Ivanovo. I had obviously added this to my list of places to visit knowing it was so easy to attach to the itinerary. There is even a bus stop here in the middle of nowhere!! You don't have to go far to see the marker, 5 meters off the road. Behind the Struve monument is an old device used for measuring plus a sign post to explain the arc, it's importance and history in English as well. Overall I was satisfied and spent a good 15 minutes reading, taking pictures and doing a quick Wikipedia read plus the sun was out in early April.

I suppose I don't recommend visiting unless you are into science or history, or both, but this was so convenient I couldn't dismiss it.

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