A manor is an extremely important phenomenon for the Polish identity. For hundreds of years manors have been a characteristic element of the Polish landscape, a depositary of the Polish history and culture, centres of the gentry ethos and customs as well as national traditions and the struggle for the Polish identity. Almost since the very beginning of the state they had been built first as defensive knights dwellings, and later, since the middle of the seventeenth century, as modest ? in comparison with palaces - residences of landowners. As compared to other European countries, there were relatively many small landed gentry mansions in Poland. One major threat to our culture and identity in Europe that started after 1939 is the process of removing historical manor houses and parks from the Polish landscape, what implies blurring of patriotic gentry values in the collective consciousness of the society. Polish manors demonstrate a great variety of architectural concepts implemented in different historical periods.
Courtesy of Biuro Architektoniczne Barycz & Saramowicz

Architects: Biuro Architektoniczne Barycz & Saramowicz

Location: Kraków, Poland

Architect In Charge: Dr. Rafal Barycz, Dr. Pawel Saramowicz

Area: 600.0 m2

Project Year: 2018

Courtesy of Biuro Architektoniczne Barycz & Saramowicz

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