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![Wall of the elliptical inner courtyard of the Krzyżtopór palace](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/PL_-_Ujazd_-_zamek_Krzy%C5%BCtop%C3%B3r_-_2012-08-11--17-23-00-03.jpg/300px-PL_-_Ujazd_-_zamek_Krzy%C5%BCtop%C3%B3r_-_2012-08-11--17-23-00-03.jpg)
Credit: Kroton
Walls of the elliptical inner courtyard of the imposing fortified palace of Krzyżtopór in Ujazd, south-eastern Poland. Constructed by Krzysztof Ossoliński in 1644, the Baroque palace boasted such modern amenities as dumbwaiters, running water, heating and ventilation systems, and possibly even a ceiling aquarium with exotic fish, but suffered extensive damage during the Swedish occupation in 1655 and was ultimately reduced to ruin by the Russians in 1770.