MOTHER'S DAY
2008-05-26 @ 17:01:15
And today is MOTHER'S DAY, so I want to wish all the best to all mothers ;) Kisses ;** And all, all, all the best!!! I salute again. Bye xD
Hello ;)) Two days ago, I write a project about Branicki Castle. Maybe you want to read it. Maybe.. But I gonna write something other: my new song. Please, you will write in comments proposisions: About what, will be my song? Write me.
And how are you? Holiday going to us! Cool xD And now I write about Branicki Castle..
Branicki Castle is the one of all interesting Bialystok’s relics. It is called “Podlaski Versailles”. There is the precious monument of late baroque architecture. It was lordly building in times the old polish republic.
Hiob Bretfus was build it in 17th century. This castle is made of stone. It has two storeys. Moat and ground fortification made impossible entry to it. Lithuanian banner was inside of this castle in the Swedish deluge time.
Stefan Czarniecki get Branicki Castle replacements for deserts in war with Swedes. After that, he give it to his daughter Katarzyna Aleksandra – Jan Klemens Branicki’s wife. From this time, this building was the place of Branicki Gryfit family.
Stefan Mikołaj Branicki (Jan Klemens Branicki’s father) tell in order to transform this castle in baroque place. This rebuilding was change castle’s face. One of tower took advantage as staircase. In second of tower made the chambers. Put joński columns and many of sculpture, too. English park set up next to the French park.
There is also the legend about underground passage between the Branicki Castle and the tower of Farny Church.
This castle was the best of Poland’s court. This place was invited many famous people in this times, for example Elżbieta Drużbacka, Franciszek Karpiński, Antoni Herliczka and Sylwester August Mirys. August II, August III and Stanisław August often stayed here.
In Branicki Castle, in 1754 set up the first military college in Poland. After that, in 1773, Commission of National Education made here Academic School.
After Branicki’s death, inheritors have sold this castle for Germany King.
Palace has been vandalized in time of Russian annexation.
After the First World War the castle was place of Governor's office.
During polish-bolsheviks war, palace was headquarters of Temporary Revolutionary Committee Poland.
In time the Second World War, the castle become pull down. Rebuild it in 1946-1960.
Now, in Branicki Castle is Medical University in Bialystok.
I salute. Bye ;**