SAPEGA PALACE (ДВОРЕЦ САПЕГ)

Originally erected as a fortress in 1617, it was almost completely destroyed during the northern war at the beginning of the th century and then rebuilt at the end of the century by architect Jan Samuel Bekker. Nicknamed the "Versailles", this palace included a central body with the lateral pavilions set under the arcades. At the entrance, it was a door of triumphal arch. According to the legend, an underground crossing of 25 km linked the palace directly to the Résidence residence in In. Following the participation of the Sapega in the 1831 insurrection, the palace was confiscated by Tsar Nicolas I and subsequently donated to a Jewish industrialist that transformed it into weaving manufacture. During the First World War, a fire destroyed part of the residence, the Second World War did the Rest. Today these stately ruins, memory of the glory and the power of yesteryear, are harmoniously inscribed in the landscape of the small sommeillante town that became Ružany, giving it a romantic aspect almost over time. Part of the palace has been restored and is accessible to the public. Restoration work on the rest of the palace is currently under way.