Vyaliki Svyatsk Valovichau

Svyatsk is a small village near Grodno, located about 8 km away from the August Canal. A beautiful architectural monument of the XVIII century has been preserved here till nowadays. It is the palace and park ensemble that was built by the order of the Valovich – a noble magnate family of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

The palace was built by Giuseppe Sacco in 1779. He was an Italian architect who had been working for a long time in Warsaw. The central part of the palace was built according to his project. It followed the traditions of the baroque style. However there was some influence of classicism. At the beginning of the XIX century the side wings and galleries-colonnades that connected all the buildings in a single complex were added to the central building. The floor layout followed the architectural fashion of the second half of the XVIII – early XIX centuries. On the right side there was a front lobby with a wide staircase that was connected with the side chambers by corridors. The main hall with columns was located on the second floor. There were not any living rooms. There were an English park, a garden and a forest with elms, pines, maples around the castle. There were also created ponds, greenhouses and an apiary. In the XVIII-XIX centuries the residence of the Volovich in Svyatsk was surrounded by ditches filled with water. They partially have been preserved till nowadays.