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Tereschenko Palace is a palace, now a school, in Andrushivka, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine.
It was built in 1871 by Artemy Tereshchenko, a sugar baron of the wealthy Tereshchenko family of entrepreneurs who owned the Andrushivka Sugar Factory. It is a brick palace set in a park, built in the style of French Renaissance Revival architecture. [1]
On 25 January 1919 a meeting was held here by the Volyn Revolutionary Committee, and in June 1920 in these walls housed the headquarters of the First Mounted Army. [1] On one of the palace's balconies, the Soviet Commander addressed citizens of Andrushivka in a memorable speech. [2]
It was renovated and extended in 1975 and a second floor built over the greenhouse. [1] The interior has the original marble stairs, and the remains of the ancient Greek style ornament on the wall. [1] There is also a preserved old desk used by Tereshchenko. [1] Near the palace there are outbuildings, stables and other buildings and to the rear of the palace is a great fountain of unknown origin. [1]
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50°0′58″N 29°1′27″E / 50.01611°N 29.02417°E
Tereschenko Palace is a palace, now a school, in Andrushivka, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine.
It was built in 1871 by Artemy Tereshchenko, a sugar baron of the wealthy Tereshchenko family of entrepreneurs who owned the Andrushivka Sugar Factory. It is a brick palace set in a park, built in the style of French Renaissance Revival architecture. [1]
On 25 January 1919 a meeting was held here by the Volyn Revolutionary Committee, and in June 1920 in these walls housed the headquarters of the First Mounted Army. [1] On one of the palace's balconies, the Soviet Commander addressed citizens of Andrushivka in a memorable speech. [2]
It was renovated and extended in 1975 and a second floor built over the greenhouse. [1] The interior has the original marble stairs, and the remains of the ancient Greek style ornament on the wall. [1] There is also a preserved old desk used by Tereshchenko. [1] Near the palace there are outbuildings, stables and other buildings and to the rear of the palace is a great fountain of unknown origin. [1]
References
50°0′58″N 29°1′27″E / 50.01611°N 29.02417°E