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(English) IU367. LIDZBARK WARMIŃSKI A MONUMENTAL MEDIEVAL CASTLE

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The former seat of the Warmia bishops and the capital of the region, Lidzbark Warmiński’s pride is the bishops’ castle. One part of it called przedzamcze contains a baroque palace. Through the bridge over the moat visitors enter the Gothic, well-preserved castle from the 14th century. Its chapel has sumptuous rococo interior decorations. Today the castle houses the Warmian Museum with a rich collection of sacral art. On the hilltop stands the neo-classical bishops’ palace surrounded by a park. Nicolaus Copernicus lived in the castle in 1503-10

 

Class: [ C ] Baltic Sea Region Cultural Heritage Properties

Subclass: Monuments and sites

Web pages:

http://www.poland.travel/en-us/wonders-of-architecture

http://www.poland.travel/en/architectural-gems

http://www.uroki-polski.pl/…/zamek-biskupow-warminskich-w-lidzbarku-warminskim

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lidzbark_Warmi%C5%84ski

http://www.polishcastles.eu/castles/lidzbark-warminski/lidzbark-warminski.php

http://jk.esi.com.pl/galeria/zamki/lidzwar/l2.html

http://www.zamkigotyckie.org.pl/lidzbark-ang.htm