Tereschenko Palace
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Tereschenko Palace is a palace, now a school, in Andrushivka
, Zhytomyr Oblast
, Ukraine
. It was built in 1871 by Artemiy Tereshchenko, a sugar baron from the wealthy Tereshchenko family
of entrepreneurs who ran the Andrushivka Sugar Factory. It is a brick palace set in a park, built in the style of French Neo-renaissance.
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. On one of the palace's balconies, the Soviet Commander addressed citizens of Andrushivka in a memorable speech.
It was renovated and extended in 1975 and a second floor built over the greenhouse. The interior has the original marble stairs, and the remains of the ancient Greek style ornament on the wall. There is also a preserved old desk used by Tereshchenko. Near the palace there are outbuildings, stables and other buildings and to the rear of the palace is a great fountain of unknown origin.
Andrushivka
Andrushivka is a city in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine and seat of Andrushivka Raion. Population is 9,890 . The city is located in the south-east of the oblast, on the banks of the Huyva River, a distance of 47 km from the regional capital of Zhitomir. Andrushivka received city status in 1975. The town...
, Zhytomyr Oblast
Zhytomyr Oblast
Zhytomyr Oblast is an oblast of northern Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Zhytomyr.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on September 22, 1937....
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. It was built in 1871 by Artemiy Tereshchenko, a sugar baron from the wealthy Tereshchenko family
Tereshchenko family
Tereshchenko or Terestchenko was a family of prominent Ukrainian entrepreneurs and philanthropists who throve in the times of the Russian Empire...
of entrepreneurs who ran the Andrushivka Sugar Factory. It is a brick palace set in a park, built in the style of French Neo-renaissance.
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. On one of the palace's balconies, the Soviet Commander addressed citizens of Andrushivka in a memorable speech.
It was renovated and extended in 1975 and a second floor built over the greenhouse. The interior has the original marble stairs, and the remains of the ancient Greek style ornament on the wall. There is also a preserved old desk used by Tereshchenko. Near the palace there are outbuildings, stables and other buildings and to the rear of the palace is a great fountain of unknown origin.