Krzyżtopór Castle, Ujazd, Poland (part 3 of 5)

As Krzysztof Ossoliński was fascinated by Italian architecture, he designed his castle in the Italian style of palazzo in fortezza, i.e. on the principle of a residential palace combined with the function of a defensive fortress. Inside the fortifications there is a three-story palace built on a rectangular plan. It is characterized by a courtyard with an elliptical ending. The entire structure of the castle was built on a pentagonal plan, with defensive towers placed on its tops. A gate was also built on the main axis through which it was possible to enter the castle. There is also an octagonal tower right next to the gate. The castle is additionally surrounded by an earth rampart, also built on a pentagonal plan with bastions at the corners. The beauty of the castle’s structure can be appreciated especially after viewing it from above, from a bird’s eye perspective, because only then are the even geometric shapes of the building noticeable. Interestingly, there were once beautiful gardens around the castle walls, measuring as much as 1.6 hectares.

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