The term Belarusian Gothic, Belarusian беларуская готыка (belaruskaya hotyka), Russian белорусская готика (belorusskaya gotika), describes the architectural style of mainly ecclesiastical buildings erected in the 15th and 16th centuries. The style was used in regions of modern-day Belarus, Lithuania, and eastern Poland. The buildings have elements of typical Gothic design, such as lofty towers, flying buttresses, pointed arches and grand, vaulted ceilings while also featuring elements that would not typically be considered Gothic in central and western Europe.