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Pidhirtsi Castle Museum-Reserve
The most beautiful castle of the "Golden Horseshoe of Lviv region", a vivid example of the transition from defensive to palace architecture of noble residences. Built by Italian architect. A. del Aqua and military engineer G. de Boplan (author of the famous "Description of Ukraine" and compiler of the "General Map of Ukraine") for Crown Hetman S. Koniecpolski on the northern outskirts of the ancient Russian Plisne settlement. It was one of the most beautiful palaces in Eastern Europe, embodying the then fashionable type of aristocratic residence, combining luxurious housing with bastion fortifications (so-called palazzo in fortezza). After the Liberation War, Sobieski, who had owned the castle since 1648, restored the palace and decorated the interiors. Gra ...
Last update
12/3/2021
Categories | Palace / manor, Architecture, Museum / gallery |
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Date of foundation | 1635-40 |
Address |
вулиця Замкова, 1
Pidhirtsi |
Coordinates |
49.94305556° N, 24.98333333° E
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Phone | +380 326 690 510, +380 326 690 540, +380 326 630 740, +380 96 731 3387, |
lv.artgallery.info@gmail.com | |
Official site |
http://lvivgallery.org.ua/muse... |
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