1644 Architecture - Krzy?topor, Church of Our Lady of Loreto, Thomas Wheeler House, Nathaniel Felton Houses, Fort Pickering, Fort Sewall (Paperback)

Chapters: Krzy?topor, Church of Our Lady of Loreto, Thomas Wheeler House, Nathaniel Felton Houses, Fort Pickering, Fort Sewall. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Krzytopor (also known as Krzysztopor) is a castle located in the village of Ujazd, Iwaniska commune, Opatow County, witokrzyskie Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It was originally built by a Polish nobleman and Voivode of Sandomierz, Krzysztof Ossoliski (1587-1645). The castle was partially destroyed during the Swedish invasion known as The Deluge in 1655, and then reduced to ruin during the Bar Confederacy by the Russians in 1770. It is unknown when the construction of this impressive fortress began. Krzysztof Ossoliskis father, Jan Zbigniew Ossoliski, gave him the village of Ujazd in 1619; however, first documented proof of the construction of the castle comes from 1627, when it was yet incomplete. The nobleman probably finished it in 1644, having spent the gigantic sum of 30 million Polish zotys on the work. Unfortunately, Ossoliski did not enjoy it for long, as he died suddenly the next year in Krakow. The castle was inherited by Ossoliskis son Krzysztof Baldwin Ossoliski, who died in 1649 in the Battle of Zborow. After his death, the formidable complex was purchased by the family of the Denhoffs, then by the Kalinowskis. In 1655, during the Swedish invasion of Poland, the castle was captured by the Swedes, who occupied it until 1657, pillaging the entire complex. The damage to the structure was so extensive that after the Swedes withdrawal it was not rebuilt, as it was deemed too costly. Several noble families (the Morsztyns, the Winiowieckis and the Pacs) lived in the best preserved, western wing, but the castle otherwise remained in ruins. In 1770, during the Bar Confederation, K...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=861649