A park in greenery of which castle, inn and a number of other buildings are hidden, gives unique view an architectural complex in Pidgirtsy. A park near the castle
A park belongs to sights of art of state value. Built at best standards of the so-called "Italian" parks, he is the best and the most beautiful park of such type in Ukraine.
A local park surrounds a castle from every side, o it is unique in artistic project and deeply carefully thought out intercommunication of relief, architecture, sculpture.
Symmetric two large meadows, which intersect two avenues where linden-trees are planted, adjoin to the main avenue. These avenues were parallel to main, and linden-trees showed by themselves the element of general composition of park. They underlined the contrast of different parts of landscape.
A main avenue linked an entrance to the park with his central part - castle. The bars of the cut palisades of hornbeams grew on either side of avenue. This avenue was closed on the area in front the castle. On a lawn before the entrance gates of a castle there was a park sculpture.
All territory in front of the castle was a south part of the park and was selected by the expressed symmetric division of all elements. Relief horizontalness herein played the main role.

 


The most picturesque part of the park is a north part, which stretched behind the castle  in three terraces . It is one of the first Ukrainian standards of the "Italian" park with terraces. The terraces of the park are located on one line and make basis of an architecturally plan composition of north part of the park.
A castle stands on the first terrace. Level of this terrace coincided with the level of bottom of defensive ditch which protected a castle in the east, south and west. Immediately behind the castle on the second, lower terrace there was a floral orchestra, fountain and sculptures.A sculpture in front of the castle
The first overhead terrace is propped up by the wall expounded from stone blocks. In the central part of this wall there is a portal with several grottoes which conducted in large underground apartments - here once there were enormous reservoirs with water for fountains. From both sides a portal had two consilient stone stairs. The stairs connected the higher and the middle terraces. A middle terrace was the central part of the park; she showed by itself a rectangular ground by the size of the soccer field. The necessary attribute of the "Italian" park - orchestra was disposed here. a large fountain decorated the center of orchestra. Two arbours which were on its corners served as an important element of composition of the middle terrace.
Among the floral variety of the park, which was very beautiful from early spring to the late autumn, a considerable place occupied roses, lilies and carnations. Buildings and sculptures of the park underlined its size, and the separate areas concentrated the attention of visitors on certain landscapes.


On the third terrace of park there was a greenhouse, in which lemons, tangerine, laurels, figs, olive and The ruins of the park buildingsother and bushes grew. Although the "Italian" park with his regular planning and terraces was the main part of a park complex, here was also so called "French" park. It showed by itself a forest array in which prevailed such trees as linden-tree, beech, maple, hornbeam, oak. A "French" park was stretched in the east part of a complex; it served as The ruins of the park buildingsplace for breeding animals. There were deer, hares, wild pigs and other game. Often gentlefolk arranged magnificent hunting in the "French" park.
In the planned composition structure of park in Pidgirtsy a main place was taken by a castle which prevailed above surrounding locality. Arranging of terraces in north part and  their flower-gardens and undersized trees provided a view of magic beauty of landscape. At night, when it is light in a castle, it looks as a large fairy-tale crystal on the dark silhouette of Pidgirtsy.
To the greatest regret, history did not carry to us the name of artist which created a surprising park; it is known only, that he was from Italy.
By virtue of many historical circumstances a park lost the primitive kind already a long ago, but he however remains the green flowering decoration of the castle.
In many countries of the world such architectural pearls, as complex of the castle in Pidgirtsy, are used for development of tourism and give the large profit.


The castle is situated in 1,7 km from the road from Kyiv to Lviv a during three centuries continues to amaze the tourists which come to enjoy its beauty.

 

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