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Zamość: A Renaissance Dream in Poland's Wild East
This episode explores the extraordinary story of Zamość, a planned Renaissance city founded in 1580 by Chancellor Jan Zamoyski in what was then the southeastern frontier of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Lucas and Luna discuss how Zamoyski, a Renaissance humanist and powerful statesman, created a model city designed by the Italian architect Bernardo Morando, complete with arcaded market square, fortifications, and a university. They examine Zamość's role as a hub of trade and learning, its successful defense during the Khmelnytsky Uprising, and its later decline under partition. The…
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