It lasted until the end of the 17th century, until the death of another Polish king, Jan III Sobieski. However, while the Polish Renaissance (and Mannerism, its declining form) were to a large extent ...

Dramatic and ornamental – but with a distinctly Sarmatian flair – the baroque became a prominent style in Polish culture between the early 17th and mid-18th century. Its roots lay in the traditions of ...

Rather than for its architecture, in the early 17th century it was famed for its magnificent formal gardens ... The ‘dotted rhythm’ and vertiginous proportions make the design seem Baroque in spirit, ...

There are actually two palaces here – separated by an ornate 17th-century French-style garden – which some say are among the best examples of Baroque architecture in the world. Formerly home ...