Kozłówka Palace
| Zamoyski Palace | |
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Garden façade.
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Rococo and neoclassical |
| Town or city | Kozłówka |
| Country | Poland |
| Construction started | 1735 |
| Completed | 1742 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Józef Fontana |
Zamoyski Palace is a large rococo and neoclassical palace complex located in Kozłówka, Lubartów County in Lublin Voivodeship in eastern Poland.
The palace is one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments (Pomnik historii), as designated May 16, 2007 and tracked by the National Heritage Board of Poland.
The original palace was built in the first half of 18th century for Michał Bieliński, voivode of Chełmno; its architect was Jozef II Fontana. It represents the characteristic type of baroque suburban residence built entre cour et jardin (between the entrance court and the garden). Its architecture is original - a merger of European art with old Polish building traditions. In 1799, the Palace was acquired by the aristocratic Zamoyski family.It belonged to the family up untill 1944. The palace experienced a period of great prosperity during the times of Count Konstanty Zamoyski who remodelled the palace in order to turn it into one of the most monumental and representative magnate residences in Poland.
In 1928, the chairman of the Polish Gymnastics Society Sokół, Adam Zdzisław Zamoyski, organized a training camp in the palace gardens for the Polish national gymnastics team in preparation for the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.
Since November 1944, when the last owners left the palace, it has become the property of the state. It currently hosts the Zamoyski family museum, while its stables are home to a small socrealism museum.
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