The Gomel palace and park ensemble is one of the most famous monuments and the most popular museums in Belarus. The complex in the city center combines the Palace of the Rumyantsevs and the Paskeviches, a winter garden, a chapel tomb, an observation tower, and a well-groomed old park.

The construction of the palace near the Sozh River was initiated by the outstanding Russian commander, Field Marshal Pyotr Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky. Gomel was presented to him by Empress Catherine the Great at the end of the 17th century for victorious battles during the war with Turkey (then the Belarusian lands were part of the Russian Empire).

Previously, there was a wooden castle that belonged to the Chancellor of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Michal Czartoryski. Rumyantsev ordered to demolish the building and build a new palace. According to researchers, the author of the design was Ivan Starov, an architect who created many buildings in St. Petersburg.

In 1777, the owners of the estate began to implement plans to create a palace and park complex. They invited architects Blank, Mostepanov, Alekseev, Dyachkov, Idzikovsky, Golonsky, and others. Russian Chancellor Rumyantsev and His Serene Highness Prince Paskevich also contributed to the creation of the palace's appearance.

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the executive rooms held luxurious celebrations, receptions, and balls. The representatives of the imperial Romanov family became guests of the estate many times.

The last owner of the estate was Princess Irina Paskevich, known as a philanthropist and the first translator of Tolstoy's War and Peace into French.

In 1919, the residence got an art and history museum, which was based on the collections of the palace. Today, the palace and park complex stores rich archeological, ethnographic and numismatics collections as well as paintings, manuscripts, books, icons.

The palace in the classicism style of the late 18th-mid-19th centuries is aristocratic both outside and in the interiors. Visitors can see the White and Red living rooms, the Column Hall, the former Golden Dining Room, which serves as a hall for ceremonial receptions. The palace hosts important state negotiations, balls, concerts, as well as exhibitions and educational projects.

The tower (reconstructed according to the proposals of Paskevich) houses an exhibition named "Owners of the Gomel estate." It includes a collection of paintings, sculptures, weapons, and princely things.