Palace Gizycko Novosilitsa
Novoselytsia name of the village is very common in Ukraine. Not every area is the village of the same name. And Novoselytsia located in Starokostiantynivsky areas, particularly its history and the palace, which is its embodiment. Here lived graphs and rich Americans and Poles, writers and hunters.
History of the palace giżycko
Modern Novoselytsia village in ancient times there were as farm-farm. It belonged to 1725 Sangushko great magnates, but later they sold their possessions Bartolomé giżycko. His family rented from the 17th century in this area Sangushko, but finally bought it only referred to 1725 and owned it until 1912.
Bartolomé giżycko served at the royal court of Poland, was quite influential person in Volyn. He is buried by the way, in the Cathedral Kamenetz-Podolsk. His son inherits Cayetano giżycko Novoselytsia, but he chooses his residence Krasnopi l, which is building the palace, one of the earliest English Gothic Revival style in Ukraine. Maybe here went almost a family tradition to build a neo-gothic residence.
The younger brother Cayetano remains Novoselytsia and with his son Louis giżycko palace built in the style of English Gothic Revival. Some data say that the palace in the early 19th century, but there is a more precise date - 1820. The son and grandson of Louis have linked their lives with Austria-Hungary - they achieved the title of count, but do not forget about the estate and occasionally it happened.
About Joseph giżycko and niece of US Ambassador to Austria-Hungary
The latest giżycko, who owned the palace - Joseph, related an interesting story. He lived in Vienna and there met the niece of US Ambassador to Austria-Hungary Eleanor Patterson. She came from a wealthy family, her grandfather was the mayor of Chicago. Their affair continued even after moving to Washington, where she, along with Alice Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt`s daughter) and her daughter Marguerite Cassini Russian ambassador considered the most beautiful girls of the capital of America. Count giżycko gets on her and there they played a magnificent wedding, after which the couple returned to Novoselytsia, where he settled.
But the marriage was short-lived and ended in divorce. Eleanor moved to London, but Earl kidnaps her and their daughter asks for ransom million. Divorce lasted 13 years and this sensational story even intervened US president William Taft and Russian Tsar Nicholas II.
Life Count ended in 1926 in Vienna, and the estate of the palace in Novoselytsia in 1912 he sold another local magnate Joseph Potocki. He had a huge knowledge in the Volyn province, had a good education, which received at Lviv University. He was Vice President Agricultural Society in Kyiv. He loved hunting, including exotic - visited Somalia on the Nile, Sudan, Ceylon and India.
And estate in Novoselytsia it is generally unnecessary, he rents it out Shutskomu Stephen and his wife Sophia Kossak - a prominent Polish writer who found the events 1917-1919 years in the palace and the events described in the book "Pozharysche." During the Soviet era palace changed its incarnation in the palace now contains Agrarian Lyceum.
What to see in the palace
The palace is an interesting example of English Gothic Revival. At first glance, the building appears to be defensive - massive walls and structures. The facade was decorated with arcade entrance for carriages, and above it built a terrace for relaxation. The interiors of the palace is completely preserved, although little information about them.
Today it is a monument of national importance. It is Lyceum, so you need to visit the Palace coordinated with the institution.
How to get to the palace in giżycko Novoselytsia
By Novoselytsia Suburban buses depart from Starokonstantinov. You can also get to leaving any bus on the way from Medzhybizh (which is worth a visit Medzhybizhskyy lock) to Starokonstantinov, leaving the village Nemyryntsi and then passing transport to Novoselytsia.
