page_title: Pabianice Castle
section_title: Building
hierarchical_section_title: Pabianice Castle / Building
caption_attribution_description: Polski: Dwór obronny w Pabianicach.
context_page_description: The fortified manor in Pabianice County, also called a castle by the people from this region, is a 16th-century brick building. Designed by Wawrzyniec Lorek, raised between 1565 and 1571. Over the years the building was a supervisors’ residence of Cracow’s chapter house and one of the greatest constructions in Łódź Voivodeship.
  The very first information in detail about the building itself were provided by Władysław Tatarkiewicz in his publications about modern architecture in Poland.
context_section_description: Build of Manor in Pabianice started in 1565 and it erected over five years. The leading architect was Wawrzyniec Lorek, with whom Cracow’s chapter Stanisław Dąbrowski made a deal. As a reward he obliged to pay the architect 50 golden coins, popularly called “florens”, and natural goods as wheat or oat. 
  But for the precision and diligence of Lorek the process of building went smooth and fast without any delay. This fact pleased the Cracow’s chapter, who was eager to finalize the project and started to fortify the mansion. In 1570 there was 10horse castle guard, defensive ditches and worth to say is that the minor hasn’t been changed or damaged from that time.
  Although the residence was finished at the beginning of 1571, there were still some works to be done inside the manor – paintings in great chamber and sculptures. Not until 1796 when the mansion house in Pabianice has been the residence of Cracow’s chapter house, did it became the residence of Prussian goods administration. Till the end of 1822, the building was occupied by some tenants of Pabianice economics. Later it was hand over to weaving manufacturers’ families. In 1833it was the headquarter of municipal office. After the World War II transformed into Museum Of Pabianice City, which exists to these days.
caption: Pabianice dwor
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