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16-640: The palace was built between 1735 and 1742 and is one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments ( Pomnik historii ), as designated May 16, 2007, and tracked by the National Heritage Board of Poland . It currently houses the Zamoyski Family Museum in Kozłówka. The Kozłówka Landscape Park lies south of the palace complex. The original palace was built in the first half of 18th century for Michał Bieliński, voivode of Chełmno ; its architect

32-968: A carriage house . The palace grounds also feature the Gallery of Socrealism, the largest collection of communist art in Poland featuring over 1,600 sculptures, paintings, drawings and posters. The palace served as a setting to a number of films and TV series including Janusz Morgenstern 's 1967 series More Than Life at Stake , Konrad Nałęcki and Andrzej Czekalski's Four Tank-Men and a Dog (1966–1970), Janusz Majewski 's 1970 horror film Lokis , Jerzy Antczak 's 2002 biographical film Chopin: Desire for Love and John Daly 's 2004 war drama The Aryan Couple . 51°27′34.59″N 22°29′21.92″E  /  51.4596083°N 22.4894222°E  / 51.4596083; 22.4894222 List of Historical Monuments (Poland) Historic Monument ( Polish : pomnik historii , pronounced [ˈpɔm.ɲik xisˈtɔ.rji] )

48-461: A museum inventory,. Objects are recognized as cultural heritage protected by law in four ways: The cultural property protection organs ( Polish : organy ochrony zabytków ) of the national administration include the 16 voivodeship offices for cultural property protection ( Polish : wojewódzkie urzędy ochrony zabytków ) headed by a voivodeship cultural property conservator ( Polish : wojewódzki konserwator zabytków ) acting on behalf of

64-674: A testimony of a past epoch or event, and whose preservation is in the societal interest due to their historical, artistic or scientific value." The designation has sometimes also colloquially been used by humanities and arts scholars in a meaning incompatible with the legal definition, extended to cover also selected intangible cultural heritage item types, in particular language, works of literature and music compositions (other than historical manuscripts, pieces of rare or historical editions, or historical documents , considered cultural property items), but its usage in such meaning has mainly been confined to professional jargon in humanities and

80-526: A unique sewers system from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, which made it possible for the owners of the property to have access to some of the earliest modern bathrooms in Europe. In 1903, the Kozłówka entail was established by Tsar Nicholas II of Russia , which meant that the property belonging to the Zamoyski family could not be sold or divided and automatically passed by law to the eldest heir. In 1928,

96-475: Is one of several categories of objects of cultural heritage (in the singular, zabytek ) in Poland. To be recognized as a Polish historic monument, an object must be declared such by the President of Poland . The term "historic monument" was introduced into Polish law in 1990, and the first Historic Monuments were declared by President Lech Wałęsa in 1994. The National Heritage Board of Poland maintains

112-408: The voivode . In addition, selected units of territorial self-government: gminas , cities with county rights and counties have used an option to appoint a communal, municipal, city or county cultural property conservator ( Polish : gminny, miejski lub powiatowy konserwator zabytków ) , with some tasks of the voivodeship conservator usually delegated to such an official under an agreement with

128-539: The Communist regime, whose grip on Poland ended in 1989. It currently hosts the Zamoyski family museum. The interiors of the palace were preserved despite the ravages of the German Nazi and Soviet Regimes from 1939 to 1989. The original opulent design and most of museum quality art from the Zamoyski family collections remain. The surroundings of the palace also include a historic chapel, French Baroque garden, stables and

144-603: The arts , while not being prevalent in everyday language. The increase in public awareness in Poland of cultural heritage after the damage done during World War II , was largely the work of Jan Zachwatowicz , the Polish signatory of the Venice Charter . The cultural property is officially classified into three categories: movable cultural property, immovable cultural property, archaeological cultural property. Immovable cultural property are categorized as type A items and include

160-526: The chairman of the Polish Gymnastics Society Sokół , Count Adam Michał Zamoyski, organized a training camp in the palace gardens for the Polish national gymnastics team in preparation for the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam . From November 1944, when the last owners Count Aleksander Zamoyski and his wife Countess Jadwiga Zamoyska were forced to flee their palace, it became the property of

176-496: The following: Movable cultural property, such as works of art or technology, as well as library or archival items, are catalogued as type B items; however, the Registry does not include movable items included in a museum inventory , in the national library collections or the national archival fonds . Archaeological sites and artifacts are catalogued as type C items; however, the Registry does not include artifacts included in

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192-541: The latter also operating the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage on behalf of the minister responsible for national cultural heritage , while all the abovementioned institutions are overseen by the General Cultural Property Conservator ( Polish : Generalny Konserwator Zabytków ), an office fulfilling the tasks of the second-tier organ, held by a secretary or an undersecretary of state at

208-538: The official list. Objects of cultural heritage in Poland Cultural property protection ( Polish : ochrona zabytków ) in Poland According to Polish law, a cultural property item ( Polish : zabytek ; its plural form, Polish : zabytki , means cultural property) is defined as an "immovable or a movable item, their parts or complexes, which are human creations or their byproducts, serving as

224-472: The respective voivode , while the heads of the maritime offices are the first-tier organs in matters concerning maritime cultural property. Other state bodies may also be designated a first-tier organ in specific, justified cases on an ad hoc basis. The cultural property data is processed at the national level by the National Institute of Cultural Heritage ( Polish : Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa ) ,

240-463: The times of Count Konstanty Zamoyski who remodelled the palace in order to turn it into one of the most monumental and representative magnate residences in Poland. Between 1879 and 1907, the palace was rebuilt in Neo-Baroque style , the chapel was modified (modelled on the chapel at Versailles Palace ); a theatre, a second outbuilding and an entrance gate were also added. The palace also features

256-483: Was Jozef II Fontana . It represents the characteristic type of baroque suburban residence built entre cour et jardin (between the entrance court and the garden). Its architecture is original - a merger of European art with old Polish building traditions. In 1799, the Palace was acquired by the aristocratic Zamoyski family . It belonged to the family up until 1944. The palace experienced a period of great prosperity during

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