5 Zlotys Łańcut Castle

The castle in Łańcut, erected between 1629 and 1642, remained in the hands of the Lubomirski family for more than three centuries, and then of their heirs, the Potocki family. During that time it was not only a family home, but also a place where cultural and public life developed. Over the centuries, it hosted numerous guests, including crowned heads. The original architectural establishment, an important strategic point for the whole of south-eastern Poland, represented the palazzo in fortezza type. It consisted of a four-winged, two-storey palace with four towers in the corners, inscribed in a regular pentagon of bastion fortifications of the Old Dutch type. At the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, the former fortress was transformed into a comfortable, comfortably furnished residence surrounded by a park. The reconstruction was initiated by the last of the family, Izabela Lubomirska née Czartoryska, after whose death the castle was inherited by the Duchess's grandson, Count Alfred Potocki. The family ordinance established by him in 1830 meant that the entire estate together with the castle survived, as a coherent whole, until the Second World War. The luxurious estate, open to the public, was maintained thanks to modern agro-industrial farming. At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, under the rule of the Third Entailer, Count Roman Potocki, the object was once again subject to reconstruction, which gave it its present shape and appearance.

Today, the position and importance of the castle's owners is evidenced by the collections of works of art and craftsmanship of the Romantic Chateau, the Orangery, the Dressage Hall, the Garden House and the revitalised Orchid House. There is also no shortage of sports facilities and small architecture, as well as beautiful gardens, including the Italian and Rose gardens. In 1944, the Łańcut Castle and its historic surroundings were transformed into a museum. Joanna Kluz The reverse of the coin features an image of the Łańcut castle from the western side. artistic and a large book collection. The castle interiors are distinguished by the wealth of styles and architectural craftsmanship of the individual suites, halls and rooms, abounding in original decorations - baroque, rococo, classicist and later, whose designers were eminent Polish and foreign architects and decorators. The individual rooms are furnished and decorated with sets of furniture, paintings and other works of art and objects of daily use appropriate to their function. The castle is surrounded by an extensive park, which includes historic buildings such as the Stable and Coach House,