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Radzyn Podlaski

Radzyn Podlaski is a town in eastern Poland, about 60 km north of Lublin, with 16,140 inhabitants. Situated in the Lublin Voivodeship, previously in Biala Podlaska Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Radzyń Podlaski County.

The town was founded in 1468. The most important landmark is the Potocki Palace. On 8 September 1939 the Nazi Luftwaffe bombed Radzyn causing many victims among the civilian population.

The Rococo-style Palace and Park complex erected by Lithuanian artillery
General Eustachy Potocki in 1750-1759 following the design of Royal architect Jakub Fontana.
The complex is counted among the top ten wonders of architecture, including Versailles
Sans Souci in Potsdam, Admirality Palaces in St. Petersburg, Sobieski’s Palace in Wilanow
Or the Branicki’s Palace in Bialystok. Its main nort-south viewing axis is linked to roads
heading straight ahead into the distance. Rebuilding the former residence of the
Szczuka Family Jakub Fontana maintainded the main body of the palace limited by corner
recesses and projections. He rebuilt the central projection and expanded an annexes
blending them into new palace wings broken up by gates-towers and finishing with wider
two-storey pavilions. In the south the yard in enclosed by a retaining wall in which there
is a forged iron gate opening onto a dyke between four water reservoirs.
Fontana designed also a garden the axis of which is emphasized by a water
canal and layout of main alleys. The garden is a work of Warsaw gardener David Knackfus.
The palace id decorated with wonderful groups of statues by Jan Chryzostom Rendler,
E. G. “Hercules fighting a Dragon”, “Hercules defeating Cerberrus”
”Theseus striking down the Minotaur”, “Samson tealing a lion apart”.
The Palace was a center of political and cultural life. Eustachy Potocki’s son, Ignacy
worked here on some of the 3rd of May Constitutions Articles.
Here Karol Lipinski (1790 – 1861) was born, a famous violinist, virtuoso and composer.
The Palace of Potocki's Family - Radzyn Podlaski
The Palace of Potocki's Family - Radzyn Podlaski
The Palace of Potocki's Family - Radzyn Podlaski
The Palace of Potocki's Family - Radzyn Podlaski
The Palace of Potocki's Family - Radzyn Podlaski
The Palace of Potocki's Family - Radzyn Podlaski
The Gate - The Palace of Potocki's Family - Radzyn Podlaski
The Gate - The Palace of Potocki's Family - Radzyn Podlaski
The Palace of Potocki's Family - Radzyn Podlaski
The Palace of Potocki's Family - Radzyn Podlaski
The Palace of Potocki's Family
The Palace of Potocki's Family
The Palace of Potocki's Family
The Palace of Potocki's Family
The Palace of Potocki's Family
The Palace of Potocki's Family
Architecture - The Palace of Potocki's Family - Radzyn Podlaski
Architecture - The Palace of Potocki's Family - Radzyn Podlaski
Architecture - The Palace of Potocki's Family - Radzyn Podlaski
Architecture - The Palace of Potocki's Family - Radzyn Podlaski
Architecture - The Palace of Potocki's Family - Radzyn Podlaski
Architecture - The Palace of Potocki's Family - Radzyn Podlaski
Architecture - The Palace of Potocki's Family - Radzyn Podlaski
Architecture - The Palace of Potocki's Family - Radzyn Podlaski
Architecture - The Palace of Potocki's Family - Radzyn Podlaski
Architecture - The Palace of Potocki's Family - Radzyn Podlaski
Architecture - The Palace of Potocki's Family - Radzyn Podlaski
Architecture - The Palace of Potocki's Family - Radzyn Podlaski
Coat of arms - The Palace of Potocki's Family - Radzyn Podlaski
Coat of arms - The Palace of Potocki's Family - Radzyn Podlaski
Coat of arms - The Palace of Potocki's Family - Radzyn Podlaski
Coat of arms - The Palace of Potocki's Family - Radzyn Podlaski
Architecture
Architecture
Architecture of Palace
Architecture of Palace
Details of architecture of Palace
Details of architecture of Palace
Architecture of Palace
Architecture of Palace
Details of architecture
Details of architecture
The Palace - Entrance Gate
The Palace - Entrance Gate
The Palace
The Palace
The Palace - Entrance Gate
The Palace - Entrance Gate
The Palace - Entrace Gate
The Palace - Entrace Gate
The Palace - Entrance
The Palace - Entrance
Details of architecture - Sculptures
Details of architecture - Sculptures
Details of architecture - Sculptures
Details of architecture - Sculptures
Architecture of the entrance
Architecture of the entrance
Architecture
Architecture
Gate in gate
Gate in gate
Entrance Gate in distance - view from the other gate
Entrance Gate in distance - view from the other gate
The Palace
The Palace
The Palace
The Palace
The Palace
The Palace
Sculptures
Sculptures
Sculptures
Sculptures
The Palace
The Palace
The Palace
The Palace
The Palace
The Palace
The Palace
The Palace
The Palace
The Palace
Architecture
Architecture
Architecture
Architecture
The Palace
The Palace
The Palace
The Palace
Sculpture
Sculpture
Architecture
Architecture
Architecture
Architecture
View on tower
View on tower
Architecture
Architecture
Architecture
Architecture
Entrance
Entrance
Architecture
Architecture
The Palace
The Palace
The Palace
The Palace
Architecture
Architecture
The Palace
The Palace
Architecture
Architecture
The Palace
The Palace
Architecture of the Palace
Architecture of the Palace
Architecture of the Palace
Architecture of the Palace
Details of architecture
Details of architecture
Architecture of the Palace
Architecture of the Palace
The Palace
The Palace
The Palace
The Palace
Details of Architecture
Details of Architecture
The Palace
The Palace
The tower of the Palace
The tower of the Palace
The tower of the Palace
The tower of the Palace
The Palace
The Palace
Architecture of the Palace
Architecture of the Palace
Details of architecture
Details of architecture
Details of architecture
Details of architecture
Architecture of Palace
Architecture of Palace
Radzyn Podlaski
Radzyn Podlaski
The Palace
The Palace
The Palace
The Palace
The Palace
The Palace
The Palace
The Palace
The Palace
The Palace
The Palace
The Palace
The Orangery
The Orangery
The Orangery
The Orangery
The Orangery
The Orangery
The Orangery
The Orangery
The Orangery
The Orangery
The Orangery
The Orangery
The Orangery
The Orangery
The Orangery
The Orangery
Details of architecture - The Orangery
Details of architecture - The Orangery
Details of architecture - The Orangery
Details of architecture - The Orangery
The Orangery
The Orangery
Architecture
Architecture
Architecture
Architecture
The Orangery
The Orangery
Architecture
Architecture
Architecture
Architecture
Architecture
Architecture
The Orangery
The Orangery
The Orangery
The Orangery
The Orangery
The Orangery
The Orangery
The Orangery
The Palace
The Palace
Windows
Windows
The Palace
The Palace
The Palace
The Palace
The Palace
The Palace
The statue of Karol Lipinski
The statue of Karol Lipinski
The Palace - Entrance
The Palace - Entrance
Architecture
Architecture
Architecture
Architecture
Trinity Church in Radzyn Podlaski - Window
Trinity Church in Radzyn Podlaski - Window
The window - Trinity Church
The window - Trinity Church
Trinity Church
Trinity Church
Architecture - Trinity Church
Architecture - Trinity Church
Bell tower - Trinity Church
Bell tower - Trinity Church
Trinity Church
Trinity Church
Trinity Church
Trinity Church
Trinity Church - Interior
Trinity Church - Interior
Trinity Church - Interior
Trinity Church - Interior
Trinity Church - Interior
Trinity Church - Interior
Trinity Church - Interior
Trinity Church - Interior
Trinity Church - Interior
Trinity Church - Interior
Trinity Church - Interior
Trinity Church - Interior
The Palace of Potocki's Family - Radzyn Podlaski
The Palace of Potocki's Family - Radzyn Podlaski