In 1561, Prince Constantine Basil of Ostrog laid castle and the city of Constantine. In 1571 the construction of the castle, which was never able to take the Tatars during raids on horde was finished Volyn. 

Construction of the castle was begun in 1516 and completed in 1571. Constantine Ostrog built a stronghold to protect the city from the Tatar invasion. Of mode structure was as follows: defense tower dungeon, castle church (built as a fortification), defensive wall, a palace. The main work carried out in the 1561-1571 biennium, the inside of the castle building - early XVII century. From the land lock protected by a moat filled with water that year, and an earth mound with a stone wall thickness of 1.5 meters and a height of 5.8 meters by Description castle has five towers connected by a wall. Entrance gate was bunk, had four slope roof and tin roof. Before the gate was a drawbridge. Church built of stone and brick, covered with glazed tiles, odnonefna, odnoapsydna. From the river to the church sacristy attached with loopholes. In the castle were storehouses of weapons from dust and composition of food. 
The building had a strong fortification. This is evidenced by the fact that in the first half of the XVII century. castle withstood the greatest attack enemies. Near the castle was built family church Princes of Ostrog, who also played defense function. 
  
The castle is located on a promontory formed by the confluence of two rivers, today restored tower defense, began restoration of the palace and restored service at Trinity Church, which was the family church Princes of Ostrog. Preserved: Palace of defense towers in the south-eastern part of the castle church and the east, the bell tower, gate, located just north of the palace, partly preserved castle walls. 
  
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Palace and Park Ensemble "estate Samchiki" - one of the most brilliant works of architecture in Ukraine and landscape art of the mature classical ... 
     Samchiki to 1620 were included in the ordination Princes of Ostrog, later owned by Prince tribes Zaslavsky, Lubomirski, Sangushko. From July 1715 ordynatsiynym right holding takes a village came from Mazovia (Poland), Jan Sam'yuel Khojetsky that here lay the estate-residence (1725), builds the first palace (preserved until today). 
  
In the late 18th century. Gaysynsky mayor (now Vinnichchina) Colonel Peter Chechel buys Starokostiantynivsky district of Volyn many villages and estates Samchiki, belonging (to 1791) Casimir Khojetsky, grandfather of Peter on his mother, who lost it in a long legal battle with Prince Stanislaw Lubomirski, happy his residence while significantly building up and beautifying the estate Khojetsky (along with "Old Palace" sets new, etc.). For its development invites the best architects, sculptors, painters, SUVs, carpenters, craftsmen park affairs of the time. Divided and expanded park with a garden; facing the palace, chapel, greenhouse, ofitsyniv, "China House" - refrigerator and other facilities. It is fenced by a stone wall. No wonder guests contemporary manor Polish writer Vaclav Lasocka, K.Hizhytskyy, Eustace Ivanovo (Heleniush) A.Yelovitskyy, Jozef Ignacy Kraszewski in his writings called the estate Samchiki - "lock", appreciating its artistic value. 
  
Centre Ensemble - palace of white stone columns, portals, exquisite grand interiors. Experts say that the likely architect Samchykivskoho ensemble could be famous Polish architect Jakub Kubitskyy author Warsaw Belvedere, who worked in central Poland and the territory of Volyn. By molded decoration, sculptures of lions, high relief Portal Goddesses front - Italian Jean-Baptiste Tsahlyano. 
  
Palace and Park Ensemble "estate Samchiki" - one of the most brilliant works of architecture in Ukraine and landscape art of the mature classicism. Palace, with well-axial symmetrical composition geometrically distinct and comfortable space planning, architectural forms of rigor and restraint finishes - it is a model of classical style. 
  
Among the riches ensembles Ukraine, Samchiki interesting because the building is preserved as it established in the late 18th - early 19th century. 
  
The artistic wealth of the estate - in its stylistic integrity in the processing areas, in detail preserved architecture. Attract attention: stucco Interior Round (Blue) Great (Red), Rome, dormitory - front (of representative) rooms; sculptures of lions, carved from sandstone monolith, which "stood guard" at the entrance to the estate of the late 18th century., and now (1951) - at the entrance to the palace; "Chinese House" with a weather vane on which the number "1814"; hororizba gable front portal depicting two mythological goddesses - Aphrodite (Venus) and Demeter (Ceres). In rich sculptural dress palace interiors stipulates the exceptional artistic value "Japanese" room, a monumental mural painting which reflects oriyentalistychnu (Eastern) trend in European art of the time. It is the only completely preserved of its kind in interior architectural heritage of Ukraine. This drawing based on the Japanese Edo period decor (Tokyo until 1867), or the Tokugawa period; stylized dragons, floral ornaments, pictures, samurai, flowers, cherry and others. 
  
Oriyentalistychna estate trend in architecture is reflected in the park home with his "Chinese" roof (so-called "Chinese House"). This building is interesting and technologically, as an example of the arrangement of the ancients refrigerators. 
  
The halls of the palace with splendid stucco decoration give rise specialists include samchykivski interiors of some of the best, artistically expressive art palaces of 18th - 19th centuries in Ukraine. 
  
In the park remained modest, but very rare in Ukraine building - an open greenhouse "Garden of ants" for growing heat-loving and exotic plants and shrubs. The park has over 167 species and species of trees and shrubs, including the only ones relics, exotic, also breeds listed in the Red Book of Ukraine. 
  
The estate has always been a center of culture and education in the province. In 1845 there is established a music school playing the wind and stringed stringed instruments for study rural youths aged 10-17 years. Supervised school and riches Symphony Orchestra is known Ukrainian and Polish violinist, composer, deryhent Roderick Augustus Brown (1817-1861). Under his direction riches in the greenhouse (not preserved) put ballets, operas, dramatic performances; the estate of organized folk concerts in the palace - musical evenings. 
  
After the Polish uprising in Right-Bank Ukraine, 1863, family Chechel (Didych estate Jakub Chechel - the uprising) loses the property - it confiscates the Russian authorities and conducting the sale by auction. With this kind, but the other branches of Ukrainian History tells another name - Dmitry Chechel convivial serdyutske Regiment Colonel Ivan Mazepa, who was commandant of the attack Baturin Moskovian troops on Ukrainian capital. In 1870 the owner of the estate - Moscow nobleman Ivan Uhrimov. In 1902 the owner of "estate Samchiki" is Mikhail Shestakov, Managing Director Tereshchenkovskaya refineries, chairman of the South-Russian Society for the Promotion of agriculture and rural industries, editor and publisher (since 1902) single in Ukraine agricultural newspaper "Vyedomosti syelskoho economy and promyshlyennosti" weekly magazine (1905) "economy". 
  
After 1918 the estate is located Trust farms, housing, library, club, summer camp, etc.. In June 1956 created Khmelnytsky State Agricultural Experiment Station research departments and ahrohimlaboratoriya which are located in the buildings of the estate.