Palais Marymont
The Palais Marymont (also known as the Sobieski Palais ) was a small, royal summer residence outside Warsaw, built in the late 17th century . It was used for summer excursions and as a base for hunting in the area. Today in the place of the building and its park are the districts of Żoliborz and Bielany in the north of Warsaw .
history
Between 1691 and 1697, Tylman van Gameren built for Queen Maria Kazimiera , the wife of John III. Sobieski , near the then village of Pólkowo, an ensemble of buildings consisting of a summer villa and two pavilions. The area, rich in forests and game, was previously a popular hunting ground for the Dukes of Mazovia . The facility, located on a hill on the Warsaw Vistula embankment , was named after the owner as Mont de Marie or Marie-Mont (Mountain of Marie) and later Polonized in Marymont .
The standing on a square plan two-storey, symmetrical main building had with gables indicated Mittelrisalite on each of the five window axes and pilasters equipped side and a tower at the center of the roof. The royal family used the summer residence exclusively for private occasions; Johann III. chased from here.
In 1727 August the Strong acquired the complex from the Sobieski heirs. He set up a zoo here. He - like his son, August III. - also used the property primarily as a starting point for hunting in the nearby woods of Bielany and Kampinos . Later Stanislaus II August Poniatowski also lived in the summer residence. In the 18th century the property was surrounded by windmills. During the 19th century the area became a popular destination for Warsaw residents; a ferry and a horse-drawn tram ran here. From 1818 an agricultural and forestry institute ( Marymont Forest Academy , co-founded by Julius von den Brinken ; Polish: Instytut Agronomiczny ) was housed on the site. From the 1920s the neighborhood became a residential area. During the Second World War , all parts of the building that had survived until then were destroyed.
See also
References and comments
- ^ Moritz Bodenehr (1665–1749) was a royal Saxon court engraver
- ^ Johann Samuel Mock (approx. 1687–1737) was a Saxon court painter
- ↑ a b according to Hanna Widacka, Marie Casimire's Palace (Marie Mont) in Warsaw at Wilanow-palac.art.pl
literature
- Leszek S. Zakrzewski, Zygmunt Walkowski, Maria Podlasiecka, Warszawskie spotkania z Janem III Sobieskim , ISBN 978-83-60508-35-0 , Muzeum Pałac w Wilanowie, Warsaw 2008, p. 108 ff.
Web links
- Information on Palace and Park, Marymont-Kaskada at Ulice Twojego Miasta (in Polish)
Coordinates: 52 ° 16 ′ 28.9 ″ N , 20 ° 57 ′ 28.6 ″ E