Vast Centraĺny Rajon is anchored by the colonnaded Palace of the Republic, with halls for concerts and cultural events. The elegant National Academic Bolshoi Theatre stages opera and ballet, while the glass-domed State Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War, in leafy Victory Park, has WWII exhibits. Water parks sit near the Svislach River and Drazdy Reservoir, which is also popular for fishing and boating.