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The Globe Palace, also known as the Palace Under the Globe,[a] is a Baroque Revival palace is the city of Szczecin, Poland. It is located at 2 White Eagle Square, in the neighbourhood of Old Town. 


and historically known as Grumbkow Palace,[b]


Wietzlowsches Haus

Wietzlow Palace{{efn|Polish: Pałac Wietzlowa; German: Wietzlowsches Haus

History

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In 1720, following the signing of Treaties of Stockholm, which ended the Great Northern War, the city of Stettin (now known as Szczecin), was ceded to the Kingdom of Prussia. Frederick William I of Prussia, King of Prussia, ordered to repair the damages caused to the city, which were caused during the war, in the siege in 1713, and the construction of the new buildings in the place of destroyed ones. Following the orders, Philipp Otto von Grumbkow, the chancellor of the Province of Pomerania and the General Director of War and Finance, had commissioned the construction of the new buildings, around the Horse Market Place (now White Eagle Square), which was one of the main squares of the city, and around which, the previous buildings were destroyed in the war. The first building to be constructed was a palace, which became the residence of Grumbkow, and as such, known as the Grumbkow Palace.[1][2][3]

The construction began in 1723, and was financed by king Frederick William I. The building was designed by Pierre du Montarques, the major general and chief of the Engineer Corps. From 1724, the construction was overseen by Philipp Gerlach.[4][5] The king took personal interest in the project, and on 12 April 1725, he decided to paint the building façade in yellow and white.[4][2]





In 1724, sculptor Johann Georg Glume made attic from sandstone, and the Statue of Flora, which was originally placed in the palace garden. <ref name=vs>




1724–1725. Projektantem był Piotr de Montarque – urodzony w Langwedocji Francuz. Przy budowie współpracował Filip Gerlach, szef służb budowlanych Prus, projektant kościołów w Berlinie i Poczdamie. Dekorację rzeźbiarską wykonał nadworny artysta królewski Johann Georg Glume. Pałac ten był budowlą barokową o reprezentacyjnej fasadzie z osiowo usytuowanym ryzalitem podzielonym pilastrami. Około 1800 r. był przebudowany w formach empirowych (bogaty detal).

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From 1757 to 1763 Friederike Dorothea Sophia, the wife of Duke Friedrich Eugen von Württemberg, who was in Prussian military service, lived in the palace. Subsequent owners were a Salingré councilor of commerce from 1777 and, in the 19th century, the Wietzlow family, after whom the palace was named the "Wietzlowsches Haus" (the spelling "Witzlowsches Haus" also occurs). The palace existed until 1890, when it was demolished to make way for a building belonging to the Prussian National Insurance Company.

The three-storey building, constructed in the style of "Prussian Baroque", had a richly structured facade with a wide central projection, a magnificent staircase and numerous hall-like rooms. It was considered "the most beautiful example of an 18th-century Pomeranian city palace" and the "most beautiful of all private houses in Szczecin".[1]

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Notes

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  1. ^ Polish: Pałac pod Globusem; German: Palast unter dem Globus
  2. ^ Polish: Pałac Grumbkowa; German: Grumbkow-Palais, Palais von Grumbkow

References

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  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference bethe was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Helmut Sieber: Schlösser und Herrensitze in Pommern, vol. 3. Frankfurt am Main: Verlag Wolfgang Weidlich, p. 75–77, 199. (in German)
  3. ^ T. Białecki (editor): Encyklopedia Szczecina: Wydanie jubileuszowe z okazji 70-lecia polskiego Szczecina, Szczecin: Szczecińskie Towarzystwo Kultury, 2015, p. 660-662, ISBN 978-83-942725-0-0, OCLC 924941684. (in Polish)
  4. ^ a b Hellmuth Bethe: Zur Baugeschichte des ehemaligen Palais von Grumbkow am Roßmarkt in Stettin. In: Monatsblätter der Gesellschaft für pommersche Geschichte und Altertumskunde. 1939, p. 196–200. (in German)
  5. ^ "Pałac pod Globusem". visitszczecin.eu (in Polish).
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