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ARCHITECTURAL SYMBOLS IN THE ATTICS OF THE SIENIAWSKI PALACE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RENAISSANCE AND THE REFORMATION AND ITS APPLICATION TO THE PROBLEM OF DATING SOME OBJECTS OF MEDZHYBIZH CASTLE

This article is an attempt to interpret the architectural decoration of the
Sieniawski Palace (Medzhybizh, 16th century) and typologically related monuments of
Eastern European castle and sacred architecture in the context of Protestant
symbolism. Attics of a specific type are considered as a characteristic typological
feature.
The Medzhybizh Fortress complex has several buildings with attics. The
differences between the types of «early Renaissance» and «Polish» attics are given, on