Palace and park complex
Palace and park complex
The palace and park complex in Kozienice is the most magnificent monument of the city, whose history dates back to the reign of King Stanisław August Poniatowski. In the years 1776–1778, according to the design of the royal architect Franciszek Placidi , a brick palace was erected here, which was to serve as a royal residence. The eighteenth-century establishment included residential and utility buildings, a vast English-style park, as well as a column of Zygmunt and the Old, the cemetery of the Dehn family and a decorative tower.
After the fall of the November Uprising, the Kozienice family was taken over by the family of the Russian general Ivan Dehna , who lived in the palace until the city was taken by Austrians. during World War I. During this period, the complex was gradually rebuilt - the most changes were brought by the modernization of the Palace in the French Renaissance style , realized at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries according to the design Franciszek de Arveuf . The new palace delighted with the form and detail until the tragic events of September 1939 - German troops stationed in Kozienice deliberately set fire to building, leading to its complete burning. arch. Cocoic . Currently, this building houses Municipal Office in Kozienice . The preserved outbuildings operate, among others Regional Museum , Registry Office , City Council and tax office .
From the former palace complex to this day: a rebuilt tower, stone stairs from the park, a former wagon and a stable combined with a kitchen officer, two cocoles Hunting, plinths with nineteenth-century vases, four entrance gate poles, eight lighting columns and a stone swimming pool. The park surrounding the team has retained the landscape character and contains a series of historical sculptures and a fragment of the skating bridge, constituting the place of walks and rest of the inhabitants.
