Neoclassical – Adam X

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Explore #193: Palazzo di L dei Conte M, Italy – October 2016

July 25, 2017

Explore #6 of the ‘128mb SD Card Tour’ Next stop on our Italian tour was this beautiful crumbling old palace, with gorgeous chapel attached. History I’m afraid I’ve not been able to find much history on this location, other than the palace was the summer residence of a Count, and dates back to at least the eighteenth century. It is currently for sale for €1,600,000! Our Explore We picked our way through overgrown woodland, and made our way inside the…

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Explore #192: Villa Rosa aka Palazzo L, Italy – October 2016

July 18, 2017

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Italy, Palaces, Castles & Mansions

Explore #5 of the ‘128mb SD Card Tour’ Late in the afternoon we explored this grand old villa on the outskirts of a small village in the Italian countryside. History The villa dates back to at least the 18th century, and underwent two large revisions over its history. The original entrance overlooks the gardens and pond, but as the nearby village developed over time the service entrance became used as the main façade. The second revision to the architecture was…

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Explore #177: Neoclassical Palace, Szczyty, Poland – May 2016

April 28, 2017

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Palaces, Castles & Mansions, Poland

Explore #17 of ‘The Picnics & Palaces Tour’ En route to a much larger palace we paid a quick pit stop at another once-grand residence… History (translated and rewritten from here and here). The village of Szczyty used to lie on an important amber trade route from Southern to Northern Europe. Records going back to 1611 mention the von Hauenschild family as owners of the village. By the 19th century a neoclassical palace was erected, surrounded by an attractive landscaped…