Neoghotic residence (19th c.), Starawies, Gmina Liw, Wegrow County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
The construction of the residence was commenced at the end of the 15th century. Starawieś, a part of the Węgrów estate, became then the property of a famous aristocratic Lithuanian family of the Radziwiłłs. The estate was devolved on the successors in the family, Bogusław Radziwiłł, who extended and modernized it in the 17th century. In 1664, together with all the estate of Węgrów, the buildings were sold to Jan Kazimierz Krasiński, Grand Treasurer of the Crown. As a result of succession and marriages, the list of palace owners in the subsequent years included such families as: the Świdzińskis, the Ossolińskis and the Jezierskis. In 1840, as a dowry of Maria Jezierska, the estate became the property of Prince Sergey Golitsyn, who redecorated the palace, giving it a shape typical of the English residences of the Elizabethan period. The changes were also introduced to the interior and made to the design by Professor Bolesław Paweł Podczaszyński. In 1879, the palace was returned to the Krasińskis, next it became the property of Aleksander Gerlicz, who sold the estate to the Radziwiłłs in 1912. During World War 2 the estate was devastated. After the war, the palace became the property of the State. In 1966, the administration over the palace was taken by the National Bank of Poland, which from 1972 till 1979 performed the renovation of the building, restoring it to its former beauty. The estate was used as a holiday centre, next as a training and holiday centre. Following the redecoration of the building - which lasted from 1999 till 2001, the palace has fulfilled the function of a training centre. (source: )
Size: 2050px × 3072px
Location: Starawies, Gmina Liw, Wegrow County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
Photo credit: © Grzegorz Gajewski / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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