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Click on the image to go to the main article Krzyżtopór Castle is an impressive ruin of a 17th-century defensive palace located in Ujazd in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. Built in the years 1621-1644 by Krzysztof Ossoliński, then voivode of Sandomierz, Krzyżtopór was one of the largest palace residences in Europe before the foundation of Versailles. In 2018, the building was granted the status of a historical monument...

Click on the image to go to the main article The Nehaj Fortress is one of the most characteristic defensive structures in Croatia, built on a hill in the town of Senj in 1558. The building material was stones from partially destroyed buildings of the town. It has a quadrangular shape (side length 23 m, height of the fortress 18 m), an inner courtyard and small reinforcing turrets on the corners. The walls narrow towards the top, where their thickness at the bottom is 3.30 m, and at the top it decreases to 2-2.5 m. There are more than 100 small gun ports and 11 large holes for cannons in the walls. The second seat of the faults in Croatia. The first is Klis Fortress near Split...

Click on the image to go to the main article The Kazimierzowski Castle in Przemyśl, located on Castle Hill at an altitude of 270 m above sea level, is a Renaissance building with a rich history. The first brick structure was built after 1340 on the initiative of Casimir the Great, replacing an earlier wooden and earth castle. Already at the beginning of the 11th century, Bolesław the Brave built a brick Romanesque rotunda and a palatium here. The Gothic castle of Casimir the Great has survived to this day only in the form of a pointed arch entrance gate. In 1498, the castle suffered as a result of the invasion of the Vlachs...

Click on the image to go to the main article Ostróda Castle. At the beginning of the 14th century, north of the current location of the castle, there was the first prosecutor's stronghold, situated in the fork of the Drwęca River, which at that time flowed into Lake Drwęckie in two branches. The first mentions of this building date back to around 1300. It was probably a wooden and earth structure, which was subject to the jurisdiction of the commander from Dzierzgoń. In the years 1349–1370, during the time of the Ostróda commander Günter von Hohenstein, a new fortification was built next to the older stronghold. Günter von Hohenstein, known for building castles in Olsztynek and Świecie, initiated its construction...

Click on the image to go to the main article Kamieniec Castle is the ruins of a Gothic building from the 14th century, expanded in the Renaissance style in the 16th century, located on the border of Korczyna and Odrzykoń in Krosno County, Podkarpackie Voivodeship in Poland...

Click on the image to go to the main article Łańcut Castle is one of the most beautiful aristocratic residences in Poland, famous for its magnificent interiors and collection of horse-drawn vehicles. Surrounded by a picturesque English-style park with numerous pavilions, the castle has a rich architectural and artistic history. The oldest interiors, such as the Great Hall, the Hall under the Ceiling and the Hall under the Zodiac, date back to the 17th century, although they did not survive in their original form...

Click on the image to go to the main article The castle in Krasiczyn is a historic castle, which is an excellent example of the Renaissance-Mannerist style. The construction of the castle began at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries on the initiative of the Przemyśl castellan Stanisław Sieciński. An interesting architectural element of the castle are its four different corner towers, each of which has a unique name and symbolism: Divine, Papal, Royal and Noble. The castle is also surrounded by a picturesque park, which is its integral part and complements its charm...

Click on the image to go to the main article The Lubomirski Palace in Przemyśl, Podkarpackie Province is a palace and farm complex located in the Bakończyce district. It was built in the years 1885–1887 on behalf of Prince Hieronim Adam Lubomirski, and its design was prepared by the architect Maksymilian Nitsch...

Click on the image to go to the main article Kamerlengo Fortress is an impressive medieval fortress located in the Croatian city of Trogir, on the Adriatic Sea. It was built by the Venetians in the 15th century (around 1420) on the site of an older structure and served both defensive and administrative purposes...

Click on the image to go to the main article Cathedral of St. Lawrence in Trogir is one of the most important monuments of religious architecture in Croatia. Built on the foundations of an earlier church, it was built mainly between the 12th and 15th centuries, combining Romanesque and Gothic styles. It is famous primarily for the Radovanova portal, carved in 1240, which is a masterpiece of medieval sculpture. The portal is decorated with biblical scenes, figures of saints and symbolic animals...