Gołuchów Castle

Gołuchów Castle is a Renaissance brick structure in Gołuchów, Poland, featuring five towers of varying shapes. The building has a square layout with three octagonal towers, one hexagonal tower, and one quadrilateral tower arranged around a central courtyard with arcaded passages.

The castle was built between 1550 and 1560 for Rafał Leszczyński during the height of the Renaissance period in Poland. In the late 19th century, Princess Izabela Czartoryska undertook major reconstruction that reshaped the building according to French Renaissance designs.

The castle now functions as a museum displaying European art and antique objects collected over centuries. Visitors walk through rooms filled with ancient vases, historical portraits, and richly furnished halls that reflect the collecting passion of its former owners.

The castle sits within a large park and is managed as a museum by the National Museum in Poznań. Visitors can explore the collection across multiple rooms, and the layout around the central courtyard makes orientation straightforward throughout the site.

The courtyard features eleven ornately decorated door and window portals with columns and lintels that enhance the building's embellished exterior. Throughout the interior spaces, decorative elements consistently display the Leszczyński family emblem of a bull's head as a recurring motif.

Location: Gołuchów

Inception: 1550s

Architectural style: Renaissance architecture

Website: https://mnp.art.pl/en/profile/castle-2

GPS coordinates: 51.85264,17.93334

Latest update: December 17, 2025 09:45