Description of the attraction
The former estate of Stanislavovo is the country residence of the last king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Stanislav August Poniatovsky. This magnificent palace was built in the years 1760-1770 in the Baroque style by the Italian architect Giuseppe Sacco, a popular court architect of King Poniatowski.
On the semicircular bay window of the main rectangular building of the estate, there is a personal monogram of King Stanislav August, three letters S. A. R. - short for Stanislaus Augustus Rex (Stanislav Augustus, king). Two wings have survived to this day, built on both sides of the central building: the right and the left.
The regular park with a radial-beam layout has also been partially preserved. In the second half of the 19th century, the park was redesigned into a landscape park. In it, winding paths were laid instead of straight alleys.
After the annexation of the Commonwealth to the Russian Empire, Catherine II gave Stanislavovo to General Ruban, and he resold it to Prince Franciszek Xavier of Drutsky-Lyubetsky.
In 1953, the old residence of the last Polish king was transferred to the Grodno Agricultural Institute. This explains the fact that in the old alleys the stone Timiryazev sits imposingly in an armchair with a dreamy expression on his face.
In 1982-1983, this once suburban area of Grodno was in the center of a modern new building. During these years, the city authorities did not care much about architectural monuments. Thank you for supporting the building with regular cosmetic repairs.
Now the palace is undergoing large-scale repair and restoration work. The authorities promise to restore the very residence of the last Polish king, and the outbuildings, and the garden and park complex.
