as a result of which bykhov. comes into possession of the sapieha family, all because the daughter of jan khatkevich was married to jan stanislav sapieha, the eldest son of the lion sapieha. the chancellor of the grand duchy of lithuania, lev sapega, who became the next owner of bykhov, decided to make major changes to the architecture of the castle. this is how a whole complex was formed, which, in addition to the fortified palace, included three faceted towers, an eight-hundred-meter powerful rampart with bastions, and a moat beyond. the castle became one of the most powerful in belarus, bykhov itself for a long time was an impregnable city that neither the cossacks nor the russian troops could take. the castle acquired boroko features and partially fragments characteristic of renaissance architecture. the palace and castle ensemble included a two-story palace oriented towards the dnieper with a clock tower and... along the perimeter of the castle court there were barracks with octagonal corner towers. as a result, all the buildings formed a closed complex of irregular quadrangular shape. in the main building there were cerem

and all because the daughter of jan khatkevich was married to jan stanislav sapieha, the eldest son lionduchy of lithuania, lev sapega, who became the next owner of bykhov, decided to make major changes to the architecture of the castle. this is how a whole complex was formed, which, in addition to the fortified palace, included three faceted towers, an eight-hundred-meter powerful rampart with bastions, and a ditch filled with water. a

and all because the daughter of jan khatkevich was married to jan stanislav sapieha, the eldest son ofof the grand duchy of lithuania , lev sapega, who became the next owner of bykhov, decided to make major changes to the architecture of the castle. this is how a whole complex was formed, which, in addition to the fortified palace... included three faceted towers, an eight-hundred-meter powerful rampart with bastions, a ditch filled with water, and a fortress wall in the northern part, the castle became one of the most powerful... the palace and castle ensemble included a two-story palace with a clock tower oriented towards the dnieper and groups of auxiliary buildings. along the perimeter of the castle court there were barracks with octagonal corners. as a result, all the buildings formed a closed complex of irregular quadrangular shape. the main building housed ceremonial halls and rooms. the entrance to them led through the gallery. the owner's living quarters were on the second floor. today, the castle of khotkevich and sopek in bykhov is a monument of republican significance. to u