The palace was built in the style of early classicism in 1770-1777 yy In the mid-eighteenth century
The palace was built in the style of early classicism in 1770-1777 yy
In the mid-eighteenth century. Voronovitsa becomes the property of the Polish magnate Mikhail Grokholsky, and remain in the family for over 100 years. In the 70 years of the eighteenth century. Grokholsky built on the site of the old landed gentry largest palace. The palace was built in the style of early classicism in the 1770-1777 biennium architectural construction techniques borrowed from the Italian Palladian architectural era - Palaces of easily curved side wings. Palace Scheme - the main volume of the palace portico and pediment, which is complemented on either side galleries flankiruyemymy pavilions. Possible architect was J. Merlin, who in 1774-1777 he was the architect of the royal palaces and drafting the Polish magnates living in the Ukraine.
A three-storey volume palace is the center of the composition estate. It is located at the highest point in the area. With the help of widely spaced poluovalnyh wings like home "hugging" who approached the palace. Along the perimeter of the wing covers Ornament Garland with fruits and flowers, which chereduyetsya of bovine skulls - the motif of a distant pagan past.
Total area 2500m house. In the building there are 43 rooms: 1st floor - entrance hall, cloakroom, reception, service. 2nd floor - front room, dining room, office, library. 3rd floor - residential rooms, rooms for servants. The most grand and richly decorated rooms of the second floor were the southern wing, which remained sculptural decoration of the ceiling (now here is the Air and Space Museum).
The palace was surrounded by a park, founded in the late eighteenth century. The park is planned on the basis of the French eighteenth century parks. Before the main facade was situated round the stalls, surrounded by brick wall.
The last owner of the estate voronovytskoho with Grokholsky was - Adolf Grokhol'skiy who went to Austria. A house in 1869. was bought at auction in Odessa Nikolai Fedorovich Mozhaysk - the captain II rank. But then a new winner died tragically and manage the estate of the deceased brother arrives - Captain Alexander F. Mozhajskij. He lived in the estates from 1869 to 1876.
During the period of life in Voronovitsa Alexander F. In addition, covering the post Bratslav magistrate, he performed significant work which preceded the construction of Aeronautical shell. He conducted experiments with birds, studying the conditions of level flight, simulating giant kites. It was while living in Voronovitsy, Mozhajskij makes his first model.
Flying Kites for gave an opportunity AF Mozhayskoe correctly determine the size of the lifting surface that can keep aircraft heavier than air, with a man. Alexander F. of new energy is set to its flying model and significantly improves them.
In 1876 O.F.Mozhayskyy decides to move to St. Petersburg, so there he wrote "Further experiments on model test your ballooning project."
Kite Mozhaiskogo persisted long enough. We found that in the 90 years young Mozhajskij (Nikolai) repaired the snake and showed him flying in the country, "Dubina." Cottage Mozhaiskogo "Mace" burned in 1918. Unfortunately burned down a model glider. Today, in place of the test apparatus memorial sign, preserved remains of the park, which was at the cottage.
Only in 1971, being the estate was placed Mozhaiskogo History Museum of Aviation and Astronautics. The museum created by students and teachers Voronovytskoyi school number 1, with the assistance of the sponsored pilots. In 1972 the museum was awarded the title of "National Museum" in 1989, became a public museum.
The exposition tells about the development of the first national aviation aircraft to jets to fly spaceships.
In 1998 the museum held reekspozytsiyu. Today it is - The State Museum of Air and Space Ukraine.