Palace gene. Ludwika Michała Paca - ruins

Nice place

One of a kind in the region, but honestly not much 'left' to see anymore. The gate and surrounding parks are for put on sale for the last few years, hoping a private interest will purchase and reconstruct it.

It is a pity that it is so neglected.

The construction of the magnificent palace in Dowspuda was started by General Ludwik M. Pac in 1820 after his return from Italy. It was connected with the decision to transfer the family seat to Dowspuda. In the years 1814-1815 Pac stayed in England, and it was probably there that the idea of ​​building a neo-gothic palace in Dowspuda was born, referring to the then residences of the ancestral houses of English lords. The Dowspuda estate was therefore to be a country residence, but also a kind of a monument to the pride of the Polish army and eminence as well as sacrifice for the fatherland of the Pac family. The construction of the palace began according to the plans and under the direction of the Italian architect Piotr Bosio, but from 1822 it was carried out by Henryk Marconi, who was brought especially by Pac from Italy. The palace in Dowspuda was built of brick, on the plan of an inverted letter T. The facade of the main body was decorated with carved figures of four kings and eight hetmans. The representative part of the Dowspuda palace were the rooms located on the ground floor, both in the main body and the pavilion. There was a military library and an armory in the western part of the corps, and an orangery and a Corinthian hall in the eastern part. The central part of the pavilion was a two-storey high chapel, behind it there was a picture gallery, in the west wing there was a library, a representative bedroom and a bathroom, while in the eastern wing there was a billiard room and a dining room. All rooms were richly decorated with frescoes, paintings, sculptures, stuccoes and militaria. Such sumptuous interiors could not lack a Carrara marble fireplace and a fancy fountain. The windows were decorated with stained glass. There were residential and guest rooms on the first floor of the palace. In the two-storey cellars on their upper level there were bathrooms called thermal baths, they were also decorated with arabesques and paintings on nature. In front of the façade of the main body there was a portico that has survived to this day and serves as a driveway.

Apparently only a small fragment of the palace ... And it makes an amazing impression. It is a real respect if you imagine what it must have looked like in the past. It is worth seeing while in the area - and even a special drive.