Krzyżtopór
Sign in to saveKrzyżtopór () is a castle located in the village of Ujazd, Iwaniska commune, Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It was originally built by a Polish nobleman and Voivode of Sandomierz, Krzysztof Ossoliński (1587–1645). The castle was partially destroyed during the Swedish invasion known as The Deluge in 1655, and then reduced to ruins during the war of the Bar Confederation by the Russians in 1770.
Key facts
- Building.image
- Krzyżtopór w Ujeździe 20140427 2292.jpg
- Building.caption
- View on the main gate, with symbols of cross and axe in 2014.
- Building.name
- Krzyżtopór Palace
- Building.location_town
- Ujazd
- Building.location_country
- Poland
- Building.architect
- Wawrzyniec Senes
- Building.client
- Krzysztof Ossoliński
- Building.construction_start_date
- 1621
- Building.completion_date
- ca. 1644
- Building.architectural_style
- Polish Mannerism-early Baroque
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- architectural heritage monument
- Country
- Poland
- Located in
- Ujazd, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
- Image
- Krzyżtopór 2013.jpg
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- Krzyżtopór Castle
- architectural style
- baroque architecture
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Krzyżtopór () is a castle located in the village of Ujazd, Iwaniska commune, Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It was originally built by a Polish nobleman and Voivode of Sandomierz, Krzysztof Ossoliński (1587–1645). The castle was partially destroyed during the Swedish invasion known as The Deluge in 1655, and then reduced to ruins during the war of the Bar Confederation by the Russians in 1770.
==Construction== It is unknown when the construction of this impressive fortress began. Krzysztof Ossoliński's father, Jan Zbigniew Ossoliński, gave him the village of Ujazd in 1619; however, first documented proof of the construction of the castle comes from 1627, when it was uncompleted. The nobleman probably finished it in 1644, having spent the enormous sum of 30 million Polish złotys on the work. Unfortunately, Ossoliński did not enjoy it for long, as he died suddenly the next year in Kraków.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Krzyżtopór” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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