Lubomirski Palace | |
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Pałac Lubomirskich | |
Former names | Slupecki Palace (Słupeckich Pałac) |
General information | |
Type | Palace |
Architectural style | Baroque |
Location | Opole Lubelskie |
Country | Poland |
Coordinates | 51°09′03″N 21°58′32″E / 51.15083°N 21.97556°E |
Construction started | 1737 |
Completed | 1773 |
Client | Antoni Lubomirski |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 3 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Domenico Merlini |
The Lubomirski Palace (pl:Pałac Lubomirskich) in Opole Lubelskie, Lublin Voivodship, Poland (formerly the Slupecki Palace - pl:Pałac Słupeckich), is a much-altered 18th-century palace formerly belonging to the Słupecki and Lubomirski families.
From the 16th century onwards the palace housed a growing collection of books - many of them theological - and also a collection of fine art paintings. The library and pictures were dispersed in the mid-nineteenth century, when ownership of the palace passed to the Russian tsarist government. The building was stripped of its baroque architectural features and used as a military barracks and hospital. It currently houses a high school named for Adam Mickiewicz.