Grodno. The Valitsky Palace.

In the city of Grodno, the historical Gorodnitsa district is located a little further from the administrative center and the castle. This quarter was created in the 18th century by the Grodno elder Anthony Tizengauz. The Jean Emmanuel Gilibert Park, the roundabout streets, Anthony Tizengauz Square and the Walitsky Palace have been preserved here.

 This building was built in 1776-1793 by architect J. Mezer. The palace was given by the King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Stanislav August Poniatowski, to the Lithuanian court house, Anthony Diakonsky.

At the end of the 18th century, after the partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the patron and adventurer Michal Valitsky, who had an estate near Grodno in the village of Ozery, became the owner of the palace. Walicki studied with the Jesuits. Then he lived in Europe and for a while was even a friend and favorite of the French Queen Marie Antoinette. He played cards with the queen and was distinguished by his aristocratic manners. He had great success playing cards. After Grodno, he lived in the capital of the Russian Empire in St. Petersburg. He was very popular and well-known in secular circles. He ended his earthly life in Vilno.

In 1812, before the war, Matvey Platov's Cossack corps was located in the palace. Then the building passed to the Orthodox Church. In 1921, there was a Belarusian gymnasium in the building. During the Soviet period, there was a Pioneer House. A few years ago, the monument was handed over to the Orthodox Church.