Schön Palace

Schöen Palace in Sosnowiec
Pałac Schöna w Sosnowcu Środuli
The view from the garden; The north-west side;
Location within Poland
General information
Type	Palace
Architectural style	Baroque Revival architecture
Location	Sosnowiec, Poland
Country	Poland
Coordinates	50°17′57.77″N 19°8′36.2″E
Completed	1885
Technical details
Floor count	4

Schön Palace is a palace located in Sosnowiec in southern Poland. The building is located near the Warsaw–Vienna railway and surrounded by a neo-Romantic park (the Schön Park). Since 1985 it has housed the Museum in Sosnowiec. Wilhelm Palace is located nearby.

It is one of the two palaces of the Schön family in Sosnowiec; the other being the New Schön Palace.

History

The neo-Baroque structure was constructed by Ernst Schön at the end of the 19th century. It was altered several times. The biggest changes were carried out after the Second World War when used to house a kindergarten and private flats. In 1980 the Schön Palace was registered as one of the monuments of Katowice province, when its conversion into a museum began. In the spring of 1985 the Museum, at that time a department of the Upper Silesian Museum in Bytom, opened to the public. In 1990 it was taken over by Sosnowiec. The year 2005 was its 20th anniversary. During this time, exhibitions and cultural events, concerts, conferences and competitions for youth have taken place.

External links

• Museum in Sosnowiec