Monday, 23 June 2014

The White Lady of Kórnik

Kórnik Castle was constructed in the 14th century. The current neogothic design and remodeling was done by the architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel for Tytus Działyński and the son Jan Kanty Działyński. 


The White Lady of Kórnik


The white lady of the Kórnik castle is Teofila Działyńska Szołdrska-Potulicka, whose portrait is hanging in the Knight Room. Every night, after midnight, she leaves the painting and goes for a ride with a knight who comes on a black horse.

Sources:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kórnik_Castle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kórnik_Castle
http://en.polska.pl/Kornik,12009.html
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teofila_Działyńska_(Szołdrska-Potulicka)

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