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Warsaw in October 馃崄馃巸
Something new?
Decided to paint the view I saw in December in Bia艂a Podlaska. Wouldn't have posted it if not for the church that i really enjoyed painting
I bought myself aquarelles yesterday. I completely forgot how to use them (not that I ever did that properly), but I'm so excited
Polish Hachiko waiting for his human to buy some par贸wki z 艁ukowa
Kode艅
Today the people of Poland celebrate Palm Sunday, which means the anticipation for the Easter is growing stronger within Poles, me included. I'm not religious, but being raised in Catholic tradition, I truly enjoy some of its elements, such as feasting on the traditional dishes with your family (and, of course, the preparation of those dishes beforehand^^), but also the historical sights related to Roman-Catholic Christianity.
It has always amazed me how diverse and rich is Polish architecture, especially the castles and churches built in the past. Yesterday, my loved one, knowing so well how much I would enjoy it, took me on a spontaneous trip to one of those places which's historical landmarks manage to combine both<3
Using both the opportunity and my pre-Easter spring mood I shall share some photos of the beautiful Kode艅 village with you.
Kode艅聽[藞k蓴d蓻刹]聽is a village in eastern聽Poland聽on the聽Bug River, which forms the border between Poland and聽Belarus. Administratively, it belongs to聽Bia艂a Podlaska County聽in聽Lublin Voivodeship.聽
[ the description taken from the Wikipedia ]
Kalwaria Kode艅ska | The Kode艅 Calvary
Ko艣ci贸艂 艢wi臋tego Ducha | Church of the Holy Ghost
The Gothic castle church, currently a Roman Catholic filial church of St. Anna's parish in Kode艅. The temple, along with the ruins of the Sapieha castle, the former armory, and the stations of the Via Dolorosa聽processional route, compose the area of the Kode艅 Calvary. The church was founded at the same time as the Kode艅 castle by the Voivode of Nowogr贸dek, Pawe艂 Sapieha, around 1540. It served as the Sapieha family court chapel until the 19th century.
Bazylika 艣w. Anny w Kodniu | St-Anne's Basilica
The church of the Roman Catholic parish of St. Anna in Kode艅. The church was built between 1629 and 1635 in the late Renaissance style on the site of an earlier wooden church from 1599. The construction was led by the Lublin mason J. Cangerle. In 1657, the church was plundered by the Swedes who removed the lead roof and stole the bells. In 1680, fire destroyed the church and the town, but by 1686, after the completion of its reconstruction and alteration (western tower), the church was consecrated again. The Baroque fa莽ade dates back to 1709.
The altar of the Basilica - Matka Bo偶a Kode艅ska聽| Mother of God of Kode艅 [ the descriptions of the churches were taken from the Polish Wikipedia and were translated into English by me ]
Zamo艣膰!鉂わ笍
This year I decided to celebrate my birthday in the city that I find to be a small gem of Lubelszczyzna and former Galicja - Zamo艣膰!
Z dala od g艂贸wnych trakt贸w, gdzie艣 na mapy skraju, Na po艂udniowo-wschodnich rubie偶ach Polsko艣ci Stoi senna zjawa jak widok prosto z raju, Owoc hetma艅skiej wiedzy i m膮dro艣ci.
"Gdzie艣 na mapy skraju", Niezwykle Miejsca, M.Grechuta
I cannot recommend visiting this city enough. I'm not talking only about tourists from abroad, but also about Polish people - I promise you, you won't regret such a trip, even though it's actually quite close to the Eastern border. I've been to plenty of Polish cities, but somehow I've never felt Polish history being so carefully cherished.
Thankfully, unlike many other polish cities, Zamo艣膰 wasn't damaged too much during the WWII, but it doesn't mean it didn't overcome plenty of attacks and hardships at the time. I can't imagine how beautiful and big this city might have been before the war...
The city is well-taken care of and isn't sick with the modern approach to building multitude of modern blocks and skyscrapers in the places clearly not fitting for that (like many other polish cities do). The old town allows for almost utter immersion into the past and that's what I enjoyed the most about the place.
When walking there, I actually took shamefully few photos:D The reason is the breathtaking beauty of the city's architecture and landscape - you can't help but look around, slack-jawed and amazed. There is no time to think about the phone in your hand, you just walk around and enjoy the atmosphere and the views.
You can see multitude of brilliant examples of architecture in the city - the Bastion and churches from 17th century, 16th century Zamoyski Academy still functioning as a middle school and early 20th century school building of the same function. Honestly, photos on the internet are not able to depict the varying sublimity of this city, you have to visit and see all of these buildings and monuments with your own eyes.
I have to admit I'm severely obsessed with the numerous old doors and doorframes in the city, each of which is a work of art on their own<3
Additionally, it's perfect for visiting in springtime, as not only can you enjoy the beauty of Zamo艣膰's architecture, you can also admire the natural landscape - there's a beautiful park in the city and you can find a beautiful lake there next to another historical place which I shall refer to in the following post, as it's so interesting and undoubtedly important for preservation of polish history that it totally requires a separate post.
