Vishnevetsky Palace
Vyshnevetsky Palace, Vyshnivetsky Palace
Ukraine, Ternopil
The Vishnevetsky Palace is a monument of architecture of the late baroque and classicism of the early 18th century, a large and luxurious palace-castle on the slope of the Goryn River in the village of Vyshnevets. The two-story palace was built in 1720, on the foundation of the Vyshnevetsky castle, by the last of the male line of the Vyshnevetsky family, the Polish magnate Mikhail Servatsy. The interiors of the palace were striking in their luxury. The 80 m long mirror hall on the ground floor was an exact copy of a similar hall at Versailles, the main hall was lined with white ceramic tiles with a blue pattern, a wonderful art gallery was set up here, in which there were several hundred portraits of members of the Vishnevetsky princely families. The roof of the palace was lined with a special cut stone, which created the effect of a rainbow on sunny days.
In 1731, a vast park of 219 hectares was laid out. The castle complex also included the Ascension Church of 1530. After being damaged in the First World War, the palace was restored in 1920 under the direction of the famous architect Vladislav Gorodetsky. In 1944, the palace was again seriously damaged, but in 1950 it was reconstructed only externally. Since 2005, the palace, which has become a branch of the "Castles of Ternopil region" reserve, has been undergoing a complete reconstruction, excursions are being held in the restored halls.