Exploring an Incredible Abandoned Palace in a small Polish Town

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    Hey thanks for watching the video. I was stunned when i first saw the palace from my car and couldend wait to get inside. It was located in a small town with only one street. And in the middle of the town there was this palace... Insane. We believe it was from the 19th century and it could also have been used in war. Thankyou for watching and please help us with a little donation on patreon. It is very mutch appreated and helps us make even better content. Mutch love and kisses from Lesley And Jordy!
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    Exploring an incredible abandoned palace in a small polish town

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  • @debbieheindl8027
    @debbieheindl8027 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    You never cease to bring the most awesome places to show us! Thank you! You are the best and most respectful when showing these buildings! Thank you!!

  • @SarahGreen523
    @SarahGreen523 7 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I am always impressed by the background music you put on your vids. It's always relevant to the place you're at, and even the time in history the building would have 'lived' in. This particular building seems more institutional, rather than a palace. Maybe a sanitarium or an asylum. One of the doors on the first floor had a sign that read 'Direktor' or Director (in English), and that bathroom was not designed for a family, even a large one, to use. Must have been something institutional at some point in its' life. Great find! Thanks for filming it for us!

    • @blasterproductions8674
      @blasterproductions8674 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sarah Green Dyrektor can also mean the principal or the headmaster of a school. And that explain the large bathrooms. It could've been a school of some sort

    • @JAM661
      @JAM661 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Many palaces became to expensive to keep so many were taken over the government or given to the church when the owner died. However since this place in Poland, I would not be surprised if the Nazis took the place over and used for their own evil purposes. After the war the building was probably taken over by the local government and may have been used as a asylum or some other government purpose? It makes me sad when I see such great historical building just get destroyed because of abandonment. (If peopl were living there chances the building would not have been a victim of arson. The one thing I love about living in Minneapolis and St Paul is all the historic homes. Unfortunately to many were lost in the 1970's and 1980's because cost and new needs such as parking lots we saw a lot of great building get torn down.

  • @keithlentz9511
    @keithlentz9511 6 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    In 1910 this was a mansion built for the Polish royalty and it survived as a government mansion until 1946/1947. Then it was turned into a college to educate young people who needed trade and education skills after the devastation of WWII. Then in the late 70's or early 80's it was converted into a home for children and young adults with mental health and disabilities. That ended in 1997 and the house has been empty an decaying ever since. The room that the brother thought was a living room was actually a ballroom for the wonderful parties held there when the Polish royalty inhabited the house. Hope this helps clarify things.

    • @UniqueBeautie
      @UniqueBeautie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Great info. Thank u!

    • @marcosgarcia2643
      @marcosgarcia2643 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Amazing story for a sad end!

    • @Katthy0430
      @Katthy0430 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Apenas iba a preguntar eso 👍

    • @iam1ina1000000
      @iam1ina1000000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      ...it also answers the guys question about 'why the palace was built in such a small town?' The palace was originally a massive estate with hundreds of acres of private hunting grounds, and after the aristocracy was abolished and forced to leave, that the surrounding land was developed. Over time, more buildings were set up next to the palace to create the 'small town' that exists now.

    • @zhannka2011
      @zhannka2011 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This is clearly a tartarian building that probably predates the 1900s. Poland has beautiful tartarian architecture. Not to be confused with the tartarian minority people of russia, its a mudflood building. The so called royalty hijacked these buildings all over the world, it was never built for them anyways. Those who were wealthy they stoled from and those who were poor they enslaved.

  • @codboss7092
    @codboss7092 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    i still cant comprehend how can buildings like these just be left in ruins, especially in europe where such buildings have high cultural value

  • @kayhalliwell4404
    @kayhalliwell4404 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I also am glad that you take your exploring seriously. It's wonderful to watch.

  • @pamelagideon7762
    @pamelagideon7762 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a majestic find, so awesomely beautiful in it's own way I can just imagine how amazing it was in all it's glory. You always find a variety of abandoned buildings. And the beginning with you standing there and it engulfing you was a perfect picture. Love your find and thank you for all that you do Leslie!!....

  • @peterwalsh8486
    @peterwalsh8486 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I watch a lot of these abandoned places videos and your channel is the only one I've subscribed to.
    You don't mess with clickbait, drama, histrionics, ..... just good honest exploration and showing a real respect for the places and a real empathy towards their former owners You are
    genuinely nice, decent, people!
    'Subscribed' 'Liked' and 'Shared'!!
    Bravo!

  • @maryelizabeth7351
    @maryelizabeth7351 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Wow guys this was truly amazing the wood work all of it and those stairs are just beautiful but I mist admit most all of the homes you explore are so unique great work guys and thanks for sharing this with us.

    • @BrosOfDecay
      @BrosOfDecay  7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks for viewing Mary !

    • @maryelizabeth7351
      @maryelizabeth7351 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bros Of Decay always I love your videos they really are great... andvyou guys are so passionate I think that's what makes you guys so special

  • @BA-ef4pr
    @BA-ef4pr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The interior doors were very thick which adds to the stately beauty it once had. When first walking in the front door near the staircases, were those fireplaces? If yes, they were so huge!

  • @rmbkman
    @rmbkman 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well done guys! I enjoyed the commentator's retrospection and contemplation. What a kind soul! 😍

  • @carolu9062
    @carolu9062 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic video. Interesting, great photographic work, nice background music, beautiful subject. Will watch more of your stuff.

  • @hv5032
    @hv5032 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a beautiful palace. Must have looked magnificent at one time. Thank you for taking me to places I will never be able to travel.

  • @queenempressdeyramamiavonwitt
    @queenempressdeyramamiavonwitt 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice to see you lesly, hapy to know Giordi is in better health, nice video blessed weekend 😚

  • @Bonbon54220
    @Bonbon54220 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Loved it. Never say it's not interesting. 😁. The places you find are always interesting. ❤️❤️

  • @gussygatlin3093
    @gussygatlin3093 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    There isn't anything this interesting to explore in the U.S.
    Thanks!

  • @001Nennine
    @001Nennine 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    How sad to see such ornate place be destroyed like that.

  • @DivineMisterAdVentures
    @DivineMisterAdVentures 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    It may have been built as a residence, but it served last as a public building. You walked through a door with "DYREKTOR" on it, and the emblem is the Polish eagle - a far cry from wartime Germany.

  • @drozillapereira4989
    @drozillapereira4989 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I lived near to this house but I used to get scared goinging but now I will go and check there

  • @michellelogan6951
    @michellelogan6951 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would like to see the kitchen area. To see how they would cook, the stove. I find them interesting in old places like this

  • @BGPFilmsUrbanExploring
    @BGPFilmsUrbanExploring 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow this place is incredible, I couldn't believe a place like this could be abandoned

  • @tomasito8893
    @tomasito8893 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Over the fireplace is the polish white eagle.
    Also this looks like a old school .

  • @cwb0051
    @cwb0051 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    wow..Gorgeous..and I Love your imagination..God Bless..

    • @BrosOfDecay
      @BrosOfDecay  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hihi Thanks alot my friend !

    • @cwb0051
      @cwb0051 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Your Very Welcome..God Bless..

  • @TheSteelCityStorm
    @TheSteelCityStorm 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very cool thanks for sharing

  • @crystalfabulous
    @crystalfabulous 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks

  • @edgarperez8348
    @edgarperez8348 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice palace,good video thanks

  • @sandravalani359
    @sandravalani359 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing this amazing video!!! The upstairs has great light to it...but I wonder if the servants had to live in the dingy basement??? I truly appreciate your videos...you are an excellent narrator!😄😊☺

  • @caitlintiulenev9156
    @caitlintiulenev9156 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This has been restored 👏

  • @sueellenromines7333
    @sueellenromines7333 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    AS ALWAYS ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO!!!!! TAKE CARE!!

  • @eunice6373
    @eunice6373 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Super nice video!

  • @teresasalazarhernandez5877
    @teresasalazarhernandez5877 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hermoso lugar saludos desde México muy buena grabación gracias por compartir tu pasatiempo con todos nosotros

  • @selviganesh6257
    @selviganesh6257 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why the government didnt restore this magnificent building?? Love from India

  • @cwfan2
    @cwfan2 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you, very interesting video.

    • @BrosOfDecay
      @BrosOfDecay  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice to hear that you liked it

  • @newnormtrump7519
    @newnormtrump7519 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    still very beautiful

    • @BrosOfDecay
      @BrosOfDecay  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's what i thought

  • @mikeday62
    @mikeday62 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Are the house painters coming soon? This will be looking great in no time. The owners are probably shopping right now for trash bags and cleaning supplies. No worries here.

  • @ginamaria2579
    @ginamaria2579 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video, really enjoys these explores 🤗 stay safe you all 💕

  • @danielledegeorge2129
    @danielledegeorge2129 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    How sad humanity has reached such a state of decay and destruction 😢

  • @loriesnoeberger5181
    @loriesnoeberger5181 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    i love it.

  • @terrietackett8964
    @terrietackett8964 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great place to film a vampire movie!!

  • @unriooo
    @unriooo 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    excelente videos!! estas muy guapo!!!

  • @agaJCh
    @agaJCh 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow

  • @tracydaye6059
    @tracydaye6059 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your narrative examples you put into your filming. I do believe the Germans occupied this home during the war. Beautiful palace.

  • @samanthaderogatis4841
    @samanthaderogatis4841 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    be really nice if the palace was restored

  • @flyingeaglewoman8682
    @flyingeaglewoman8682 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    That is no ordinary architecture, figured it had to have originated from money. Yup, royals after reading your notes.

  • @garbage854
    @garbage854 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Neat place :)

    • @BrosOfDecay
      @BrosOfDecay  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks Michael it was awesome

    • @garbage854
      @garbage854 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Welcome :)

  • @dededenver9560
    @dededenver9560 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Looks like the interior details have been stripped and hopefully repurposed. What a shame to lose such a beautiful building.

    • @BrosOfDecay
      @BrosOfDecay  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes i think so to

    • @caligulalonghbottom2629
      @caligulalonghbottom2629 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      the interior details were likely gone long ago by the communists. It looks like the walls were painted in the standard communist era colors...

  • @CommunityToursAustralia
    @CommunityToursAustralia 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    more photos from the fire on this page - Link elka.pl/content/view/79728/77/

  • @andreandre7055
    @andreandre7055 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    1:54 - Your Fanta Bottle is glowing :)

  • @Ремми-ф7у
    @Ремми-ф7у 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Name music?

  • @pennysabisch5239
    @pennysabisch5239 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    They didn't even go through the whole house as big as the house is the video should have been longer he starts going through a room or down a hallway he stops and turns back around and leaves

  • @nellyronnstam3497
    @nellyronnstam3497 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did you rescue the bird? 😟

  • @anacarmemrochaximenes9278
    @anacarmemrochaximenes9278 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    👏🏿🇧🇷👏🏿🇧🇷👏🏿🇧🇷👏🏿🇧🇷👏🏿🇧🇷

  • @amandanmichaelsmom
    @amandanmichaelsmom 7 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    ❤️ the background music...can envision people dancing in a grand palace ballroom...again beautiful, interesting find...❤️ you guys!

    • @BrosOfDecay
      @BrosOfDecay  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Love it thankyou lisa !

  • @gregbrooks5870
    @gregbrooks5870 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks

  • @LocustGirl
    @LocustGirl 7 ปีที่แล้ว +167

    I love the amount of thought the blonde younger brother puts into his vision of the places he explores. This team is quite thoughtful on a whole, and the respect they give to their explores is admirable. Thanks for being classy you guys. Iets tweederangs! 😊

    • @m.e.c.1007
      @m.e.c.1007 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Agreed! That's why I started supporting them on Patreon. I want them to get their drone!

    • @LocustGirl
      @LocustGirl 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Awesome! Kudos to you my friend. If I had more money I would be shedding them some dollars too. Try messaging them. They would probably reply to you. :)

    • @BrosOfDecay
      @BrosOfDecay  7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Hey thanks for the nice words :)

    • @LocustGirl
      @LocustGirl 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You're welcome! See, Raspberry? I told you. ;)

    • @alisonbeinbored
      @alisonbeinbored 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      LocustGirl they are so respectful and also knowledgable, for which I have the highest respect for them. They are just awesome people!

  • @deeclark386
    @deeclark386 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    www.viralforest.com/great-belcz/ photos of before the fire here. Thanks guys.

    • @BrosOfDecay
      @BrosOfDecay  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thankyou !

    • @rhondaz356
      @rhondaz356 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      dee clark
      THANKS so much, Dee. That was informative.

    • @kristiemmons8363
      @kristiemmons8363 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      That was the weirdest link ever. Such inaccurate things in it.

    • @caligulalonghbottom2629
      @caligulalonghbottom2629 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      RIght lol. Definitely not built in 1910. Royalty never lived there. Aristocracy at best...

  • @agaciajwp
    @agaciajwp 7 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Im Polish and its very nice to see you there in my country!! Thank You very much for this video, much Love from poland xoxo

    • @BrosOfDecay
      @BrosOfDecay  7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I love to show it to you :) x0x0

  • @pmcg97
    @pmcg97 7 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    Polish Coat of Arms , Polish White Eagle above the fireplace .

    • @rpierce7004
      @rpierce7004 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sasha Petrov - I noticed that also.

    • @caligulalonghbottom2629
      @caligulalonghbottom2629 7 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Im not sure how you could be in Poland and not realize it was the Polish Coat of arms and mistake it for a Nazi symbol... That was when I was like...this person, for all their exploring, has zero source of context. It was clear to me early in the video that it had been used as a government administrative type building by the paint...as damaged as it is, you can see its that communist era boring beige, white and weird green... the public bathroom should have been a major hint and the polish coat of arms the ultimate clue in it wasnt used at a palace for a LONG time. All such grandeur likely ended in World War II or even before...

    • @TheYas76
      @TheYas76 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It also said "Dyrektor" on the back of a door, which is polish for director and yes public toilet stalls... def looks like the building was used as government offices at one point.

    • @timothymaynard5122
      @timothymaynard5122 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      This honorable man and officer resisted the Nazis and was killed in battle. Historical place!

    • @andyjwagner
      @andyjwagner 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Many stately homes have been converted into boarding schools--I'd look for more evidence of that.

  • @CommunityToursAustralia
    @CommunityToursAustralia 7 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Firefighters received a fire report today around 7am. When they came to the place of fire the whole roof of the palace was covered. " There was no part of the roof rack, for the fire probably had spread from the early hours of the night,
    Capt. Kamil Rogasik from the KP in the Mountain - Firefighters on the spot found a very advanced situation and immediately started extinguishing. Because there are no media in the building, we do not exclude arson, "added Capt. Rogasik. The fire was created in the attic and the biggest damage was to the roof.
    The fire of the palace caused stir among the inhabitants. The object has been unprotected and destructive for years.
    " It must have been arson, there are no installations in the palace. Everyone could go in and out without any problems - says resident Bełcza. Residents with regret remember the times of the glory of the palace. " Once in this palace was an agricultural school, it was all beautiful, well maintained. It was our community good, our business card. "he adds. It turns out that there have been fires in the palace before. " This is probably the third fire," the resident notes . "It was known what was happening and no one reacted to the object to secure it, " he emphasizes. About 30 firefighters and volunteers participate in firefighting. Storing objects can take until late in the evening. ( Translation from Polish newspaper about the fire)

    • @BrosOfDecay
      @BrosOfDecay  7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Wow thankyou man

    • @amberfrazier575
      @amberfrazier575 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Community Tours Australia wow! Thank you! So much!

    • @mypointofview1111
      @mypointofview1111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How sad. It looks like a beautiful baronial home. The ceiling in what you guys describe as the living room is a real giveaway of the grandeur of the home. It isn't beyond being restored but would need a lot of work and deep pockets.

  • @annemiekvdbos
    @annemiekvdbos 7 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    I have a feeling that is was a school or university. If you look at the bathroom, that doesn't look like it was for a private situation.
    You als came past a door that had a sign with director on it.
    But awsome place!

    • @julietabernal5448
      @julietabernal5448 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Annemieke van den Bos i agree

    • @julietabernal5448
      @julietabernal5448 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Honest Comments thank you!

    • @josephparker646
      @josephparker646 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Lets remember that palaces were used not only as places of residence but in most cases places of Government business so the restroom situation could still fit within a palace.

    • @julietabernal5448
      @julietabernal5448 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      true

    • @caligulalonghbottom2629
      @caligulalonghbottom2629 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No, it wouldn't. The place likely hasn't been used as a private palace in the past 80 years or even 100. Context clues about the choices in paint color alone (beige, chalky green and white) are clearly communist era administrativ ebuilding standard colors. The coat of arms is of Poland...the republic. There was seemingly no other grand symbolism left, all likely removed by the communist government and painted over. Direktor on one of the doors...palaces don't have directors.

  • @nannyfairy
    @nannyfairy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Short but sweet. I found it very interesting. Some of the comments are very helpful with the history of the palace. ❤️

  • @suzannemarie1223
    @suzannemarie1223 7 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I love the respect and admiration Bros of Decay exhibit in all their videos. This video was awesome and I always look forward to new videos. Thank, guys.

  • @rhondaz356
    @rhondaz356 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Please give our best to Jordy. I wonder at rhe laughs and tears this place has witnessed over time. It must have been gorgeous in its heyday... As usual, Leslie, your caring, respectful demeanor shines through.

    • @BrosOfDecay
      @BrosOfDecay  7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I will do thanks for watching !

  • @CommunityToursAustralia
    @CommunityToursAustralia 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Yeah. I thought it might have been some kinda school lately because halways through the movie upstairs on the door there was a sign "Dyrektor" meaning manager which most likely in polish refers to a school princaple.. Lots of similiar old palaces were taken over by communists after the world war 2 and converted into Farming schools and so called "PGR" accomodated cheap farming labor who further deteriorated and gradually destroyed those beautiful Polish Historic Marvels. Russian Commos in Poland didnt give a crap about preserving culture they hardly look after their own cheers from Melbourne Bros !!!!

    • @frankvanderhorst6528
      @frankvanderhorst6528 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Communist left Poland in 1989. This building was good condition and in use until 1997. From 1997 until not this is what Polish people did to the building.

  • @xBenQCatx
    @xBenQCatx 7 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Did you help the poor bird??

    • @Lulu4Him
      @Lulu4Him 7 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Yes, I think he did. I saw a window open, and no bird so, yeah, he must have let it out. He is a caring man, a good man.

    • @xBenQCatx
      @xBenQCatx 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yes that's what I expected, just wanted to make sure. He seems like a wonderful person. :-)

    • @carriestandridge4043
      @carriestandridge4043 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      xBenQCatx In an attic, I once saw Lesley(spelling?) gently allow a moth to crawl on his finger and released it through a window. Nice that he cared.

    • @midnite1984
      @midnite1984 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I was totally worried about that bird throughout the whole video.

    • @gastruperstrasse
      @gastruperstrasse 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Me too, Sarah. I had to stop the video and read the comments first to find out what happened to the bird.

  • @davidbrown8303
    @davidbrown8303 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It is a awesome place but have you ever lived in a big place ? It's not like you think it is cold. You have to live in a closed off area and when you are are passing through the big halls it's freezing.

  • @omer88f
    @omer88f ปีที่แล้ว +1

    «أولم يسيروا في الأرض فينظروا كيف كان عاقبة الذين من قبلهم كانوا أشد منهم قوة وأثاروا الأرض وعمروها أكثر مما عمروها وجاءتهم رسلهم بالبينات فما كان الله ليظلمهم ولكن كانوا أنفسهم يظلمون»

  • @ajdrag
    @ajdrag 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    at 5:39 that's the Polish Eagle, the symbol of the nation. Has nothing to do with the SS.

  • @dearnapst
    @dearnapst 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    The Eagle is the coat of arms of the Republic of Poland.

    • @tootiejill9242
      @tootiejill9242 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes, if it was the Nazi eagle I think it would have things clutched in its claws. Don`t they also have a face looking left and a face looking right? I might be wrong on that. NOW I have to google it! Aaaargh!

    • @annemiekvdbos
      @annemiekvdbos 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Tootie Jill 😂😂

    • @caligulalonghbottom2629
      @caligulalonghbottom2629 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      If it were the Nazi eagle, it would have been painted over or tore off many decades ago...

    • @caringancoystopitum4224
      @caringancoystopitum4224 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Caligula Not necessarily. I've seen buildings in different nations (Germany, France, Poland, even Norway) that still have some swastikas and german eagles in them. Some of them in perfect condition too.
      +Tootie Jill The eagle of the Third Reich didn't have two faces. It usually had the head turned to the right side and it had a swastika in its claws. It also usually had straight wings instead of the curved wings of the german eagle before WW1 and WW2. The two-headed eagle was used in Germany until about 1848 I think. After that it only had one head.

    • @berryteresa8407
      @berryteresa8407 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Caringan Coystopitum Agreed.👍 There's a VERY interesting show on Tues night's called 'Hunting Hitler' after Oak Island, n it's really a neat show!!! 😊 They recently showed a place they went to n it was a hotel if I'm correct n was used by a lot of high ranking Nazi officers.😫 They showed how it is still in excellent condition n furnished still in the same furniture n such as then. They showed a meeting room n the huge...n beautiful table n chairs, but also various quotes/writings stenciled along the top of the room as well as the Nazi eagle🦅...all still there from when it was put there so many sad n tragic yrs ago. 😓 Many meetings held around that table that affected so many innocent peoples lives. 😠😡😱😨😧
      #NEVERagain

  • @licksnkicks1166
    @licksnkicks1166 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thx for another amazing explore! CANADIAN FAN GIRL

  • @frankvanderhorst6528
    @frankvanderhorst6528 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is Schloss Oderbeltsch / Pałac w Bełczu Wielkim. The baroque Palace Belcz dates back to 1787, when it was owned by Friedrich Adolf Graf von Kalckreuth (22 February 1737 - 10 June 1818) was a Prussian General feldmarschall
    Kalkreuth was born in Sotterhausen near Sangerhausen. He entered the regiment of Gardes du Corps in 1752, and in 1758 was adjutant or aide de camp to Frederick the Great's brother, Prince Henry, with whom he served throughout the later stages of the Seven Years' War. He won special distinction at the battle of Freiberg (29 September 1762), for which Frederick promoted him major.
    Personal differences with Prince Henry severed their connection in 1766, and for many years Kalckreuth lived in comparative retirement. He participated in the War of the Bavarian Succession as a colonel, and on the accession of Frederick William II was restored to favour. He greatly distinguished himself as a major-general in the invasion of the Netherlands in 1787, and by 1792 had become count and lieutenant-general. Under the Duke of Brunswick, he took a conspicuous part in the campaign of Valmy in 1792, the siege of Mainz in 1793, and the Battle of Kaiserslautern in 1794.
    Kalckreuth was defeated in the 1806 Battle of Auerstedt. In 1807 he defended Danzig, now the Polish town Gdańsk for 78 days against the French under Marshal Lefebvre, with far greater skill and energy than he had shown in the previous year. He was promoted to field marshal soon afterwards, and conducted many of the negotiations at Tilsit. He died as governor of Berlin in 1818.
    The Dictées du Feldmaréchal Kalckreuth were published by his son (Paris, 1844). Friedrich Adolf von Kalckreuth married with Charlotte Henriette Sophie von Kalckreuth (born Freiin von Rohd) 1781 age 44. Charlotte was born 30 november 1756, in Schrombehnen, E. Pr., Prus..They had 3 children. Friedrich died in 1818, age 81.
    The estate then passed to the Schönborns, The Schönborn family is a noble and mediatised formerly sovereign family of the former Holy Roman Empire.
    Various members of the family have held high offices of the Roman Catholic Church and the Holy Roman Empire over the course of centuries, including as bishops, prince bishops, cardinals and prince-electors. In addition to several family members having been elected rulers of ecclesiastical principalities - the Electorate of Mainz, the Princely-Bishopric of Würzburg, the Princely-Bishopric of Worms, the Princely-Bishopric of Speyer, the Electorate of Trier, and the Princely-Bishoprice of Bamberg - the family possessed a fief in Franconia that held imperial immediacy as a county within the Holy Roman Empire, the state of Schönborn.
    The House of Schönborn, especially its ruling prelates of the Roman Catholic Church, were among the most important builders of Southern German baroque architecture. The family gave the name Schönbornzeit (Age of the Schönborns) to an era (1642-1756), sometimes nostalgically remembered in the popular consciousness as an era of prosperity. Today, the term Schönbornzeit denotes a particular style of Rhenish and Franconian baroque.
    Than the house was bought by Ludwig Adolph Theodor Dürr in 1898. Ludwig Dürr was the chief designer of all airships built by the Zeppelin Company with the sole exception of the very first zeppelin, LZ-1, which he helped build. Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin made Dürr his chief designer when the Count’s first engineer, Hugo Kübler, who had designed LZ-1, refused to fly in the airship he had created. After Zeppelin was forced to dismantle his first ship and cease operations for lack of funds in 1900, Dürr was the sole employee who continued to work for Zeppelin, and he remained with the Zeppelin Company until 1945.
    In addition to working as a designer, Dürr was also trained as an airship pilot, and he commanded the zeppelins LZ-5 (Z-II), LZ-6, and LZ-7 Deutschland.
    On 19 July 1923 he married Lydia Beck; they had two daughters and two sons.Ludwig Dürr died on January 1, 1956.
    In 1910 there was a big renovation and before the first world war in 1913 architect Eugen Schmohl made a few changes in Neorenaissance for the family Gilka-Bötzow entepteneurs from Berlin, The Bötzow Brewery opened in 1885, the Bötzow Brewery quickly developed into one of northern Germany’s largest private breweries with a capacity of 210,000 hl and 5,000 m² of underground cellar space. In 1886 Bötzow was named purveyor to the royal court, due to the beer’s excellent quality. The beer garden and brewery grounds, with space for 6,000 guests, were a highly popular spot for all manner of outings and daytrips. The brewery survived economic troubles and World War I. In 1919 the beer garden was the scene of the founding of the revolutionary committee. Parts of the brewery were destroyed in 1945, yet operations continued until 1949 situated within walking distance of Berlin’s Alexanderplatz and Friedrichshain public park. Since its initial opening in 1885, the Bötzow family attached great importance to the running of a modern brewery. This is reflected in the coexistence of the representative production yard together with a public beer garden, which became a popular destination for excursions. In 1886, the brewery was appointed purveyor to the royal court.
    David Chipperfield Architects has revealed plans to transform Berlin's former Bötzow Brewery into a new "public destination." Located near the city's Alexanderplatz, the 24,000-square-meter industrial site was first home to the Bötzow Brewery in 1885, before being severely damaged during World War II.
    With the new masterplan, Chipperfield plans to restore the surviving 19th-century structures and added three new buildings - all centered around a public plaza - to provide space for a brewery, art gallery, restaurants, medical innovation center, boutique hotel and more. Construction is expected to complete in 2019.
    During World War II the palace was commandeered by the German state.
    In the Post-War years , we talk about the years until 1989 when Poland was in communist hands, the palace and grounds went through various uses including an agricultural school, a factory, and from the 1970s until 1997 was an educational centre for mentally disabled children. Renovated in 1986. The palace is now privately owned, but sits empty and uncared for. On 15 May 2016 a huge fire destroyed almost the entire roof of the palace. On Google street view you can still see the building before the fire. Go to Bełcz Wielki palac. A few years ago the rooftower had a visit from copper thiefs that stripped this place and after all copper was stolen the building also lost its protection against lightning. In the last years the building is distroyed by vandals. The copper from the roof stolen to make a few zloty. And the private owner has no money to restore the place. Over 230 years of history distroyed by Polish vandals in the last few years.

  • @gemonlar8605
    @gemonlar8605 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    5:37 that's the polish national coat of arms, it's called Orzel bialy (white eagle)....I know cuz I was born in Mexico but I have polish ancestry, greetings!!!

  • @cesarkauz6680
    @cesarkauz6680 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sorry - please first think before talking - what a shame...you find yourself in Poland..what about looking for some basics of a country first..?! Confuse the royal polish arms and the german "Reichsadler" while fantasizing about some "SS-Officer"...!! 🤭🤮🤬
    I appreciate your work usually and think, you have better class or style..!
    Kund regards, take care - maybe you find time to pay me a visit in my antique-shop when you visit switzerland next time, it would be a pleasure to welcome you and your brother - also my living place is built in 16th century and has a former chapel at the top floor...you would like it..!
    All the best
    César

  • @nancytomlinson3523
    @nancytomlinson3523 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Reminds me of the movie, "Money Pit" with Tom Hanks in his younger days.

  • @tommysparks8223
    @tommysparks8223 7 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    I like you guys you seem to be the most intelligent people doing this type of stuff thank you for what you do

    • @Synicizm
      @Synicizm 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      These guys and Broken Window Theory have stolen my heart for that reason! Intelligent, imaginative, and very respectful of the places they find!

    • @caligulalonghbottom2629
      @caligulalonghbottom2629 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Intelligent? He had zero insight into the building. ZERO. It is clear that it was formerly a palatial structure but anyone with context clues could see the paint colors alone that it was communist era administrative...beige, green and white. The polish eagle is not usually mistaken for a nazi symbol... especially by those who are IN POLAND and the public bathrooms...

    • @shakespeare_hall4788
      @shakespeare_hall4788 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Everyone likes these guys ! WHY ? maybe because they are intelligent educated European men and not the usual brain dead ignorant Americans we are so used to and are tired of !

    • @slavicnproud1409
      @slavicnproud1409 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      How can u call "an inteligent" who doesn't know 1000 year old Crest of a Country he's currently in, and mistaking it for nazi symbol xD...

    • @alicias2231
      @alicias2231 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      The building is institutional. It has number and name labels on some doors, and their's the public bathroom, etc. The architecture and the quality of the trim work make me think it was a beautiful place in it's day, maybe before it became an administrative building?

  • @deniseharrington4075
    @deniseharrington4075 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Could you let the name of this palace. My family came from Poland in the 1800 hundreds

    • @frankvanderhorst6528
      @frankvanderhorst6528 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Denise Harrington your name is not Polish. Nie jestes Polka pani.

  • @nathansitruk1105
    @nathansitruk1105 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hello ! Very nice video ! Thank you very much for this moment ! Could you give the name of the music please ?

  • @539Productions
    @539Productions 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's absolutely a gorgeous place! I love the brickwork and window system integrated into the entrance balcony!

  • @iam1ina1000000
    @iam1ina1000000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ?? Am I the only one that thinks this video would have been soooo much better, if that cute guy did the tour in the nude.

  • @bantalee2002
    @bantalee2002 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The music flowed right along with the video. Good to see you guys out and about exploring the decay. Way cool.

  • @bobbykumar9243
    @bobbykumar9243 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This place is amazing😍
    Love from India

  • @rainrahm8097
    @rainrahm8097 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As always a pleasure to watch. You make the building live again with your enthusiasm. I sincerely appreciate your video!!

    • @BrosOfDecay
      @BrosOfDecay  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thankyou very mutch :)

  • @hummingbird9221
    @hummingbird9221 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When I lived in Germany we went hiking in Luxembourg. We found castle ruins and wanted to go through them. A part of the wall had crumbled and I found an old Roman coin in what had been the mortar. I was thrilled. That was over 50 years ago and I still have it!

    • @williampat4438
      @williampat4438 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sound interesting. Hello how are you doing with your family?

  • @elainebines6803
    @elainebines6803 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    great video but for me as a slightly more mature woman i couldn't hear that well even on full.volume :( 😔

    • @loberholtzer
      @loberholtzer 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome video, exceptional young men.

  • @KalVilmer94
    @KalVilmer94 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the eagle above the fireplace is a polish symbol,not german

  • @LisaSpangenberg
    @LisaSpangenberg 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really liked the intro with you standing in the grass outside. The camera work was great! Did you get a new camera? The video seems very clear and almost film like.

    • @williampat4438
      @williampat4438 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same here. Hi Lisa how are you doing with your family I do hope you’re safe from the virus?

  • @synthiamitchell6588
    @synthiamitchell6588 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Everytime I watch your videos I always imagine what it used to look like and who may have lived there, you always have some ideas of what you think and a way with words that helps the imagination!! Great job again Lesley...give my best to Jordy hope he's well. 😘

  • @charles5596
    @charles5596 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Now this is what i call abandoned and derilict

  • @Meekerextreme
    @Meekerextreme 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Documenting places, it's important to show everything that you can. The place might be tore down next week, and we are lucky to live in a time where we can easily document and it's forever now out there to the world.

  • @kathyjohnstone3953
    @kathyjohnstone3953 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are such fine gentlemen. I love what you two brothers do for us to see these places before they are gone. It is the history of days gone by😘

    • @williampat4438
      @williampat4438 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello Kathy how are you doing with your family I do hope you’re safe from the virus?

  • @Lulu4Him
    @Lulu4Him 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Incredible palace! Thank you for showing us this place. How is Jordy doing? We miss him. Wishing him a quick recovery.

    • @BrosOfDecay
      @BrosOfDecay  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      he will be back soon but he is doing ok :)

  • @heatherelliott8575
    @heatherelliott8575 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awsome place, just like you're other videos. Thank you so much....when will you're bro Jordy be comming back ???

  • @mariale-bron9034
    @mariale-bron9034 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think your right that a German(s) owned it. Seems to have been abandon since WWII

    • @frankvanderhorst6528
      @frankvanderhorst6528 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Polish people distroyed it in the last 20 years. Not the Germans not the Communists.

  • @alisonbeinbored
    @alisonbeinbored 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It is so sad to see such an amazing place destroyed by vandals. I can close my eyes tho and imagine it when it was in its glory years. You get to see such beautiful places, from the smallest farm house to the biggest mansions, and I am so grateful that you share it with us. What amazing and interesting lives you lead!

  • @marilyndenler1370
    @marilyndenler1370 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Always enjoy your videos. I love history and imagining what the places were like when they were first built and what life was like for the people who inhabited them. I also appreciate when you or other commentators know and share the history of your finds! I can't travel far anymore so your videos are a very special treat! Thank you for well presented videos! Were you able to set the little bird free from his glass prison? Hope so :)

  • @lindasorden3108
    @lindasorden3108 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow. Great place. Love you guys keep up the great work '!!!

    • @williampat4438
      @williampat4438 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same here. Hi Linda how are you doing with your family?

  • @rj32
    @rj32 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Outstanding explore, thumbs up. Great video!

  • @NoseyNana
    @NoseyNana 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I mentioned below I was hunting for my grandparent's home towns on Google maps & I knew from my search there were abandoned palaces/castles. A lot of people may not realize that Poland is actually quite ancient & was once a premier country of art & education. With that said, may I present the past, saving the best for last on the two links. Hoping the Bros of Decay are able to visit Poland again!
    www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/visit-ruined-castles-poland-180956290/
    www.cnn.com/travel/article/poland-secret-ruins-photos/index.html

    • @BrosOfDecay
      @BrosOfDecay  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey Ann thanks for the info i am going to go back to Poland very soon !

    • @williampat4438
      @williampat4438 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello Ann how are you doing with your family I do hope you’re safe from the virus?

  • @laurent7961
    @laurent7961 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hi
    Are you ever afraid of risks?
    Nice vidéo... i love it !
    Laurent (a subscriber of France)

    • @elainebines6803
      @elainebines6803 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Laurent DUPRE no but health and safety should be at the forefront of all

  • @kathykay2010
    @kathykay2010 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I assume from reading the comments that you were able to
    rescue the trapped bird. I think many would have loved to see
    the bird fly to freedom. Perhaps next time a rescue presents
    itself you will be able to film it. Acts of compassion are lovely
    and we would enjoy them so much! Bless the critters and the
    people that love and respect them. Great work as always...

  • @susancraft7749
    @susancraft7749 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My family left Poland in 1910 so I love to see “old Europe” and Poland especially. You do a wonderful job. I love your channel . Keep up your work ! We here in Michigan USA enjoy the videos so very much.