National Academy of Sciences of Belarus

10.06.2019

Flame of 2nd European Games to welcome in Central Botanical Garden of National Academy of Sciences of Belarus

The Flame of Peace relay route will pass through the Central Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus on 20 June. The flame of the 2nd European Games was lit in Rome on 3 May. The ceremony took place in Ara Pacis Museum. The torch traveled through Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Austria, Czechia, and Poland arrived in Belarus on 12 May.

The Flame of Peace torch relay will follow the Minsk region through Salihorsk, Niasviž, Maladziečna, Barysaŭ and Žodzina. The Flame of Peace will arrive in Minsk on 17 June. It will travel along main streets and memorable places. In the Central Botanical Garden, torchbearers will pass the torch near the pool, then at the central orchestra, and on the "Island of Arts" of the lake complex. Then the runners will return along the ash tree alley to the exposition greenhouse to pass the torch. The relay distance in the garden will be about 3 km.

The Flame of Peace torch relay will finish at Dinamo National Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2nd European Games on 21 June.