Kozłówka Palace (pronounced: ,

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: ''Pałac w Kozłówce'') is a large

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and neoclassical palace complex of the

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in Kozłówka,

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in eastern

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. The palace was built between 1735 and 1742 and is one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments (''

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''), as designated May 16, 2007, and tracked by the

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. It currently houses the Zamoyski Family Museum in Kozłówka. The Kozłówka Landscape Park lies south of the palace complex.

History

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

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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

. It belonged to the family up until 1944. The palace experienced a period of great prosperity during the times of

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Konstanty Zamoyski who remodelled the palace in order to turn it into one of the most monumental and representative

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residences in Poland. Between 1879 and 1907, the palace was rebuilt in

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, the chapel was modified (modelled on the chapel at

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); a theatre, a second outbuilding and an entrance gate were also added. The palace also features a unique sewers system from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, which made it possible for the owners of the property to have access to some of the earliest modern bathrooms in Europe. In 1903, the Kozłówka

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was established by Tsar

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, which meant that the property belonging to the Zamoyski family could not be sold or divided and automatically passed by law to the eldest heir. In 1928, the chairman of the Polish Gymnastics Society ''

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'', Count Adam Michał Zamoyski, organized a training camp in the palace gardens for the Polish national

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team in preparation for the

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. From November 1944, when the last owners Count Aleksander Zamoyski and his wife Countess Jadwiga Zamoyska were forced to flee their palace, it became the property of the Communist regime, whose grip on Poland ended in 1989. It currently hosts the Zamoyski family museum. The interiors of the palace were preserved despite the ravages of the German Nazi and Soviet Regimes from 1939 to 1989. The original opulent design and most of museum quality art from the Zamoyski family collections remain. The surroundings of the palace also include a historic chapel,

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garden, stables and a

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. The palace grounds also feature the Gallery of Socrealism, the largest collection of communist art in Poland featuring over 1,600 sculptures, paintings, drawings and posters.

In popular culture

The palace served as a setting to a number of films and TV series including

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's 1967 series '' More Than Life at Stake'', Konrad Nałęcki and Andrzej Czekalski's '' Four Tank-Men and a Dog'' (1966–1970), Janusz Majewski's 1970 horror film '' Lokis'',

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's 2002 biographical film '' Chopin: Desire for Love'' and John Daly's 2004 war drama ''

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''.

Gallery

File:Konstanty Zamoyski (ok. 1864).jpg, Konstanty Zamoyski (ca. 1864), the owner of the palace File:To-mniey-boli.jpg, Main gate with the coat of arms of the

and motto "To mniej boli" (It Pains Less) File:Козлувка.jpg, Kozłówka Palace - front File:Kozłówka palace back 2007.JPG, Garden façade File:Pałac Zamoyskich w Kozłówce – Kaplica.jpg, Palace chapel File:Kozłówka, Fontanna - fotopolska.eu (191042).jpg, Fountain File:Pałac w Kozłówce 3.jpg, Terrace File:Pałac w Kozłówce, salon czerwony.jpg, Red living room File:Kozlowka Palace 2018 P11 White living room.jpg, White living room File:Pałac w Kozłówce, jadalnia.jpg, Dining room File:Obrazy.jpg, Collection of art in the palace File:Biblioteczka w Pałacu.jpg, Library

References

External links

Muzeum Zamoyskich w Kozłówce
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History

In popular culture

Gallery

See also

References

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