after pelageya pototskaya began to own it, the fact is that francis sapieha, one of the heirs of thes, married his daughter petersburg nobleman stanislav the happy pototsky pelageya pototsky. she was very beautiful and an educated intelligent woman, but, unfortunately, their marriage did not last long. and here is as a retreat. uh, sophia gave her a high. so after the divorce, pelageya did not grieve for long. yes, and she didn’t have time at that time, she caught fire with the idea of ​​\u200b\u200bbuilding a palace. in 1815 , construction began, and after 5 years the palace was already receiving guests. the floors were decorated with mosaics, the furniture was all in the latest fashion in the style of the french kings, and the walls were hung with portraits of the family, and in the most conspicuous place was a portrait of pelageya herself in the form of a greek goddess. by the way, this portrait is now in the house of a french collector with you at the entrance to the homestead. this is what led, a straight alley, uh, the entrance to the palace. and so. take a look at these gates.