Bishops palace in Mahilioŭ, Baroque palace in Mogilev, Belarus.
The Bishops Palace in Mahilioŭ is a three-storey stone building on a high bank of the Dnieper, rectangular in plan with symmetrical two-storey risalits and a tall broken roof. Its walls carry deep horizontal rustication, rusticated corner pilasters, rectangular windows with surrounds and panelled niches. The main entrance has an arched portal with a canopy on metal columns; a three-flight staircase once stood in the vestibule.
Built between 1772 and 1785 for Archbishop George Konissky, the palace was designed by Vilnius architect Johann Christoph Glaubitz as part of the Spassky Monastery ensemble on the high bank of the Dnieper. Konissky resided here from 1785 to 1795; from 1797 it housed Archbishop A. Bratanovsky. In 1918 the Mogilev Provincial Extraordinary Commission occupied the building, which later became a residential house.
The palace demonstrates how bishops displayed their authority through grand reception spaces where religious and administrative matters took place. The arrangement of rooms reflects the hierarchy that existed within the church hierarchy of that era.
The palace is located in central Mahilioŭ and is easily accessible on foot from the main areas of the city. The original facade and garden areas are viewable, allowing visitors to examine the architectural details from the outside.
The stone gate on the palace's main axis was added after 1853 as the main entrance to the bishop's courtyard. It consists of two massive pylons with two Doric columns each, topped by pediments under a gabled roof, joined by a metal fence on semicircular posts.
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