Pałac w Przysieku koło Torunia – historia i teraźniejszość

Abstract

The Palace in Przysiek near Toruń – it’s history and present

The subject of the article is the palace in Przysiek near Toruń, underlining its construction and conservation history over the centuries of its history. The building has Renaissance roots. Originally, it was a small wooden manor of the farm administrator. A relic of this construction phase are two vaulted basement rooms. In subsequent centuries, the manor house survived many wars as a consequence of which it was devastated and rebuilt. The most important changes in its shape occurred in the second and fourth quarter of the eighteenth century and in the fourth quarter of the nineteenth century. First, it received the form of a baroque mansion with polychlorinated facades, and then a small romantic palace architecture, integrated into a small park. From the 1830s, the building was in private hands. The longest time when it was in private hands was in between 1886–1940, when it belonged to the Neumann family. After the second world war the decaying palace was taken over by the State Agricultural Farm. At the beginning of the sixties the building underwent conservation and renovation works. At that time, its functional and spatial layout was also changed at that time, and the nineteenth-century elements of furnishing the interior were removed. After 1989, the building began to decline again. It was only in the years 2002–2004 that the new owner – the diocese of Toruń – carried out extensive refurbishment and adaptation work, which significantly improved its technical and visual condition. The work was carried out under the control of the Provincial Conservator. Since 2004, the Bursa Akademicka Caritas has been operating in the palace.The palace in Przysiek has artistic, historical and aesthetic values that should be nurtured and protected. it is an example of changes in the residential architecture of mansions and palaces. It is a testimony to the rich history of Toruń and nearby Przysieka. It represents important historical and emotional value, which appears in the sense of a palace for the local population, for which it is a reminder of the rich history of the settlement.