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Orlovsky Palace

Orlovsky Palace

Maliyivtsi - a small provincial village in Khmelnytsky. Located in a picturesque valley Ushky. It harbors many interesting sites as for travelers. Once the palace for his family chose the village Orlovsky.

History of the palace

1758 Josef Svirsky sells the territory of the village Maliyivtsi Jan Onufriy Orlovsky. He and his wife is delighted Maliyivtsi and moved his residence here. In 1788 he built the palace of a deep ravine. The authorship of the project to establish exactly failed. Family Orlovsky insisted that the architect was Domenico Merlin, who worked at that time in Warsaw at the royal court. However, other researchers call the name of Jakub Kubicki, another prominent architect of the time. The palace is a magnificent example of rococo style of Louis XVI classicism with significant impurities. Family owned them to Orlovsky 1917 revolution.

An interesting history of the palace interiors. It contained a library Orlovsky, who numbered more than 10,000 valuable books, including correspondence with the Polish Pope`s royal court. The last owner of the palace Xavier František Orel skirts in the occupation army of General Denikin library exports to Odessa, and from there via Marseille to Paris. At the library was taken valuable art collection. Orlovsky was kept in the palace Raphael painting "Holy Family", works by Jan Matejko and other prominent Polish artists. Many of these works have been lost during the tumultuous times of 1917-1919 years.

In Soviet times, was lost most of the decoration of rooms, furniture and almost all values ​​that do not take time to have been looted. The room palace was organized Children`s Tuberculosis Dispensary, which is still there.

What to watch at the palace

Sam palace complex is a private palace, outbuildings, wings, water tower built in the 19th century, the walls and gates of the palace, and - park, founded Orel around their residence. This park next to the picturesque ponds, rare trees are 18-meter cliff with man-made waterfall, fountains and sculptures.

How to get to the palace Orlovsky in Maliyivtsi

The palace is in the village Maliyivtsi in the local park. If you are visiting Maliyivtsi public transport, then you need to come to Dunaivtsi where regional buses go to Maliyivtsi.

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