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The Lubomirski Summer Palace in Rzeszów

The Lubomirski Summer Palace in Rzeszów - a historic, late Baroque residence with Rococo elements, located at Lubomirski Avenue in Rzeszów, near the castle. It was established in the 1690s on the site of the former vineyard of Mikołaj Spytek Ligęza, as part of a larger complex aimed at creating a large garden complex around the castle residence. The building was probably designed by Tylman van Gameren. It was expanded in the mid-18th century during the reign of Hieronim August Lubomirski, when Karol Wiedemann was the court architect. As a result, the palace acquired the form of a maison de plaisance, which was fashionable at that time. In its surroundings there was a vast garden with an orangery, a menagerie and a gazebo in the Chinese style. The last Lubomirski who owned the palace was Franciszek, who decides to sell it. In 1904 it was rebuilt, and in the years 1981–1985 it was thoroughly restored. In July 2013, the property was regained by the last private owners - the Nieci family, who put the palace up for sale. The building was purchased by the District Medical Chamber in Rzeszów. Ultimately, it is to become the seat of the chamber. #poland #polandtravel #rzeszow #museum

Underground Tourist Route "Rzeszowskie Cellars"

Underground Tourist Route "Rzeszowskie Cellars" in Rzeszów - a complex of former urban cellars combined into a tourist route, located in Rzeszów, under the Old Town Market Square. The entrance to the underground is located at the Rzeszów Town Hall (ul. Słowackiego 26), and the exit - at Rynek 12 (from ul. Baldachówka). Currently, the route is managed by the Municipal Board of Residential Buildings in Rzeszów. The length of the route is 396 meters. The decision to create an underground tourist route was made in 1994, although the ideas for its creation date back to the 1980s. Earlier, in the 1960s and 1970s, security and conservation works were carried out in the Rzeszów cellars by specialists from the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków. Mining works aimed at connecting the underground rooms began in 2000. In April 2001, the route was opened to the public. At that time, it was 213 meters long and led through 34 rooms (basements and corridors). At that time, the route started at Rynek 12, entrance from ul. Canopy (current exit), and ended - at Rynek 19, in the vicinity of the Polonia House. Its administrator was the District Museum in Rzeszów. In 2004, a decision was made to implement the second stage of construction of the underground route; this investment involved the reconstruction of the main plate of the Market Square. As a result of works carried out in 2005-2007, the route was extended by another 156 meters. It reopened in December 2007. Currently, the route consists of 40 interconnected rooms, located on three floors, at a depth of 0.5 to 10 meters below the surface of the Market Square. It consists of cellars from the period from the fourteenth to the eighteenth century. It leads under the main plate of the Market Square and under the tenement houses No. 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 and the currently non-existent 28 and 29. Cellars of the Bławatniks, Gruba Kochanowicz, Cellar of the Rzeszowskis, Trakt Lubomirski, Merchants Road, Honey Cellar and Tatar Dungeons - the narrowest place on the route (70 cm). A historical and educational exhibition has been arranged in the cellars, presenting e.g. replicas of knight's armour, melee weapons and firearms, old utilitarian ceramics and everyday objects, as well as - in the Coat of Arms - coats of arms of the former owners of the city, lands and provinces where it was located, and coats of arms of Rzeszów itself. #poland #polandtravel #rzeszow #museum

#rzeszow is a town with difficult name but with nice memories for me. It is located at the south eastern side of my favourite country - #poland . It is a small town but because it has an university is very lively especially during the autumn and spring. It has its own airport and also train station so it us really easy to get there. #happynewyear

Józef Piłsudski Monument in Rzeszów

The monument to Marshal Józef Piłsudski in Rzeszów is one of the few monuments in Poland depicting the marshal on horseback (his favorite Kasztanka), and was unveiled on November 11, 2019. The sculpture with the pedestal, by the Krakow artist Władysław Dudek and made entirely of bronze, is 8 meters high, weighs almost 3 tons and is one of the tallest objects of this type in Poland. The monument depicts a marshal sitting on Kasztanka and looking towards his beloved Vilnius, holding a mace in his right hand – a symbol of military power and holding reins, and his left hand resting on a saber. She had a special bond with Piłsudski's Rzeszów, because his favorite commander, the hero of the War of Independence, came from here – Col. Leopold Lis-Kula, and besides, he often visited the Strzelec sub-district in Rzeszów in Podprom. #rzeszow #poland #monument

The Monument to the Revolutionary Action

The Monument to the Revolutionary Action by Marian Konieczny, erected in 1974, is also called the Monument to the Revolutionary Struggle. It is devoted to the fights for freedom fought in the Rzeszów region in the 1930s. Two stylized laurel leaves composed of 37 pairs of elements with a total height of about 38 meters are placed on the reinforced concrete foundation. Two sculptures made of copper sheet were attached to them at a height of about 8 meters. One shows "Nike", the goddess of victory, and the other from the side of the Provincial Office building - a worker, peasant and soldier. A dozen or so years later, two shields with the coat of arms of Rzeszów in the form of a knight's cross were installed on the monument. #rzeszow #poland #monument

Rzeszów Market Square

Medieval architecture, ancient dungeons and cultural richness are combined in a wonderful way in a small Rzeszow - a city with an ancient history and an interesting present. Rzeszów is an ancient city on the banks of the Wisłoka River in the foothills of the Carpathians. Its status, and accordingly the Magdeburg Law, received in 1354 from the Polish King Casimir the Great. For a long time it was owned by the Lubomirsky family. Today Rzeszow is the cultural and educational center of southeastern Poland, where many sports, cultural and entertainment and other events take place. #rzeszow #poland #square

Rzeszów Castle

Rzeszów Castle is a landmark of the Polish city of Rzeszów, built in 1902-1906 on the site of a previously existing castle. The first castle on this site was built back in the 15th century after Rzeszow passed into the hands of Nicholas Ligierz in 1583. Judging by historical documents, the first castle consisted of two floors and had the shape of a square to enhance the defensive functions. The castle was surrounded around the perimeter by a wall 1.5 meters thick. In case of an attack, loopholes were made in the wall, as well as two corner watchtowers. In 1620, modernization work was carried out in the castle: bastions and a rampart appeared. After the death of the owner Nikolai Ligezh, the castle passed to the family of Jerzy Lubomirski. Under the new owner, the castle experienced hard times: Lubomirsky was an enthusiastic politician and did not pay any attention to the maintenance of the castle. In 1667, when the castle passed to the son of the former owner, George Hieronymus Lubomirsky, large-scale reconstruction and expansion work began under the leadership of Tilman Gameren, which lasted until 1695. According to Tilman's plans, the castle turned into a two-story building with four wings and a deep moat around the perimeter. There were about 80 cannons guarding the castle. A whole system of secret passages was also created, allowing soldiers to move efficiently and quickly from one part of the building to another. After the end of the Northern War, the castle was partially destroyed and again needed reconstruction. In 1820, the castle was taken over by the Austrian government, which opened a prison and a courthouse here. In the years 1902-1906, repairs were carried out in the castle, only towers, bastions and a moat remained from the old appearance. During World War II, executions of Polish were carried out in the castle. Between April 1, 1943 and March 1, 1944, almost 3,000 people were killed. In 1981, the prison was closed, leaving only the functioning district court on the territory of the castle. #poland #rzeszow