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The Myślewicki Palace - The Royal Łazienki Museum in Warsaw
palaces, parks and gardens
This splendid palace with its characteristic semi-circular form was originally conceived as the King’s primary residence. With time, however, it began to take on a more official and representative function. Matters of state were discussed in its elegant interiors, and over the centuries the apartments were used to accommodate tsarist generals, members of the Polish government, as well as...
Warszawa
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Masovian
The Old Guardhouse - The Royal Łazienki Museum in Warsaw
parks and gardens
The Old Guardhouse is located behind the Palace on the Isle, by the Northern Lake. Guardhouse (corps de garde in French) is a pavilion intended as an outpost for guards. The first building in the Royal Łazienki with this function was shaped like a pyramid covered with vegetation. It existed several years only. The second guardhouse was built near the building used for playing Trou-Madame - a...
Warszawa
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Masovian
The Palm House - Książ Castle
botanical gardens
The Wałbrzych Palm House arose from the initiative of the last representative of the Hochberg dynasty in Książ Castle, Hans Heinrich XV. The Prince had it built for his spouse, Mary Theresa Cornwallis-West, known as Daisy: a lover of beautiful flowers and original plants. To this day, this expression of love -- the largest imaginable “bouquet of flowers” -- holds great charm. It is the only...
Wałbrzych
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Lower Silesian
Gardens of Light - Książ Castle
parks and gardens
For the first time ever, the gardens of Książ Castle will come alive with a thousand lights! For five months (November 8, 2019 – March 31, 2020), the Castle terraces will turn into a spectacular light show, bringing a shimmering vitality to the Castle walls. Streams of light will flow from the fountains; flowers will bloom on the Rose Terrace; and on the West Terrace, transformed into a...
Wałbrzych
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Lower Silesian
The terraces and Książ garden - Książ Castle
castles, parks and gardens
The terraces and Książ garden were developed in the eighteenth century, at first in the symmetrical French style. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the castle’s last mistress, Princess Daisy, brought about further embellishments. The British gardeners whom she engaged arranged some of the terraces in the English style, adapting them to the natural landscape. Today up to 14 terraces...
Wałbrzych
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Lower Silesian
Castle on Birów Mountain - Ogrodzieniec Castle
towns and settlements
The castle in Birów shows us what a defensive settlement might have looked like from the times when Poland was ruled by the first Piast dynasty. The main building material was wood, but our ancestors also used earth and stones. Ramparts and a palisade protected against enemies. When building them, the natural defensive qualities of the mountain were made great use of - steep rocks and...
Ogrodzieniec
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Silesian
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county zawierciański
The Hermitage - The Royal Łazienki Museum in Warsaw
parks and gardens
The small building was constructed amidst dense trees at a certain distance from the central buildings of the Royal Łazienki. It was supposed to be a place where its owners could find refuge from everyday hassles and spend time alone with their thoughts. The Hermitage building stands in the northern part of the garden, near the Jan III Sobieski monument. The Hermitage (ermitage in French -...
Warszawa
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Masovian
The Narutowicz House - The Royal Łazienki Museum in Warsaw
parks and gardens
After Poland regained independence, the Royal Łazienki buildings became state property. In 1922, the Belvedere Palace was designated as the official residence of the newly elected first president of the 2nd Republic, Gabriel Narutowicz. He moved to the villa located behind the Stable and the Couch House. The building, which still exists today, was named as the Narutowicz House. It was built in...
Warszawa
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Masovian
New Orangery - The Royal Łazienki Museum in Warsaw
parks and gardens
The building of the New Orangery (erected in 1860-1861) was designed by Adam Adolf Loewe and Józef Orłowski to shelter in cold weather the orange trees and exotic plants that were displayed in the garden in summer. Among the plants were the camphor tree, magnolias, myrtles, pomegranates and cypresses. The plants blissfully enjoyed the light and warmth of the sun through the southern glass...
Warszawa
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Masovian
The New Guardhouse - The Royal Łazienki Museum in Warsaw
parks and gardens
In the place of the contemporary New Guardhouse, an entertainment pavilion known as Trou-Madame was built in the years 1779-1780. Its name came from a popular 18th century game, which consisted in rolling balls through special gates. It was a low, single-storey Chinese-style building adorned with landscape polychromes and painted imitations of a garden arbour. In 1782, the New Guardhouse...
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