he former princely castle now houses the scientific institution of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Its history dates back to the mid-fifteenth century. It was built in the Gothic style by the Dukes of Zator. In the seventeenth century, it was destroyed by the Swedes. In the eighteenth century, it was taken over by Piotr Dunin, the last starost of of Zator. In the first half of the nineteenth century, it was rebuilt into a classicist palace and in this form it exists to this day. The ogival vaults
View of the castle on an aerial photo, photo by ZeroJeden, VI 2019
of the ground floor rooms and cellars have been preserved in the buildings.
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e former princely castle now houses the scientific institution of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Its history dates back to the mid-fifteenth century. It was built in the Gothic style by the Dukes of Zator. In the seventeenth century, it was destroyed by the Swedes. In the eighteenth century, it was taken over by Piotr Dunin, the last starost of of Zator. In the first half of the nineteenth century, it was rebuilt into a classicist palace and in this form it exists to this day. The ogival vaults 
