Schöen Palace (Sosnowiec)
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Schöena Palace-Location is a palace
in Sosnowiec
in southern Poland
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History of the Museum'
The Schon Palace, neo-Baroque in style, was built by Ernst Schon at the end of the 19th century and since 1985 has been the premises of the Museum in Sosnowiec. The building was located near the Warszaw Vienna Rail and surrounded with neo-Romantic park. It was altered several times, yet the biggest changes of construction were carried out after the Second World War when used to house a kindergarten and private flats. In 1980 the Schon Palace was registered as one of the monuments of the Katowice province. It was also then that its conversion into a museum started. In the spring of 1985 the Museum at that time being a department of the Upper Silesian Museum in Bytom, opened to the public. Ten years later, it was taken over by the city of Sosnowiec. The year 2005 brings its 20th anniversary. During this time, there have been several interesting exhibitions presented and a great many cultural events, concerts, conferences and competitions for the youth have taken place.
Palace
A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word itself is derived from the Latin name Palātium, for Palatine Hill, one of the seven hills in Rome. In many parts of Europe, the...
in Sosnowiec
Sosnowiec
Sosnowiec is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland, near Katowice. It is one of the central districts of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metropolis with a combined population of over two million people located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Brynica river .It is situated in...
in southern Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
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History of the Museum'
The Schon Palace, neo-Baroque in style, was built by Ernst Schon at the end of the 19th century and since 1985 has been the premises of the Museum in Sosnowiec. The building was located near the Warszaw Vienna Rail and surrounded with neo-Romantic park. It was altered several times, yet the biggest changes of construction were carried out after the Second World War when used to house a kindergarten and private flats. In 1980 the Schon Palace was registered as one of the monuments of the Katowice province. It was also then that its conversion into a museum started. In the spring of 1985 the Museum at that time being a department of the Upper Silesian Museum in Bytom, opened to the public. Ten years later, it was taken over by the city of Sosnowiec. The year 2005 brings its 20th anniversary. During this time, there have been several interesting exhibitions presented and a great many cultural events, concerts, conferences and competitions for the youth have taken place.