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LUBO CASTLE
The CASTLE OF THE LUBOMIRSKI FAMILY
ALTHOUGH THE LUBOMIRSKI CASTLE IS ONLY A HUNDRED YEARS OLD, IT IS STILL ONE OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVE SIGHTS OF RZESZÓW, A TRUE VISITING – CARD OF THE CITY. A STONE BASTION, FOUNDATIONS AND THE LOWER FRAGMENTS OF THE TOWER ARE ALL THAT IS LEFT OF THIS FORMER LUBOMIRSKI FORTRESS. UNTILL 1980 THE CASTLE SERVED AS A PRISON, BUT TODAY THE BUILDING IS FULLY – EQUIPPED WITH THE LATEST IN ELECTRONICS, INTENDED TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE JUDGES AND PROSECUTORS WHO WORK HERE. NOW IT IS THE COURT OF JUSTICE.
SUMMER PALACE OF THE LUBOMIRSKI FAMILY
SUMMER PALACE WAS DESIGNED BY TYLMAN OF GAMEREN FOR MAGNATE HIERONIM LUBOMIRSKI AT THE END OF THE 17-TH CENTURY. THE MAGNATE HAD ALWAYS CHERISHED THE DREAM OF A PALACE IN WHICH THE COMPANY OF THE CASTLE COULD REST.
NEXT OWNER MAGNATE IGNACIO LUBOMIRSKI USED THIS PALACE AS A… WEDDING PRESENT TWICE. INITIALLY, HE GAVE IT TO HIS FIRST WIFE- MARIA AND WHEN SHE DIED, TO HIS SECOND WIFE BEAUTIFUL 14-YEAR-OLD JOANNA FROM DRESDEN. IT IS TOO DIFFICULT TO SAY WHETHER THE YOUNG WIFE LIKED THIS PRESENT FROM 50-YEAR-OLD HUSBAND. SHE DID NOT COME TO RZESZÓW TOO OFTEN.
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