Kurozwęki Palace
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Palace in Kurozwęki
Kurozwęki Palace (Polish: Pałac Kurozwęki) is a Baroque and Classicistic residence in Kurozwęki, Poland.
In the second half of the 14th century in Kurozwęki family of de Kurozwanky erected a castle referred to in a document dating back to 1400 as “castrum Curoswank”.[1] At the turn of next centuries the castle was rebuilt several times and given representative character finally to be converted at the end of the 18th century from an originally dwelling building with a defensive character into a Baroque and Classicistic residence.
The castle edifice located in the complex of park and palace are richly decorated with its five-axle facade and galleried courtyard[2]
See also
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- List of Baroque residences in Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
- Baroque in Poland
- Classical architecture
- List of classical architecture terms
References
- ↑ "History of Kurozweki Palace". kurozweki.nazwa.pl. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
- ↑ "Kurozweki Palace". poland.travel. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
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