Among the many attractions of the castle and palace building a leading position belongs Izyaslav architectural ensemble ... 
Having received into his possession of Izjaslav Prince Sangushko late XVII - poch.XVIII century. building on the hill right bank of the river Horyn estate, which includes the palace with arcade gallery and outbuildings, bridge and church of St. Joseph Monastery for Catholic missionaries. Sangushky princes, who owned many estates not only in the county but also in Volhynia, played perhaps the prominent role in politics then the Commonwealth, namely Izyaslav located on roads that pass from West to East to the Russian Empire had some political and economic importance. In the palaces of princes Sanguszko in 1711 was the Russian Emperor Peter the Great. He then negotiated with the Polish king Stanislaw August for the joint conduct of the war against Turkey. Been in and solve their problems: in 1780 and 1787 respectively Austrian Emperor Joseph II, in the years 1781-1787 the last Polish king Stanisław August Poniatowski IV, which Sangushko awarded the Order of the White Eagle.

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The castle stands on a small plateau on the area, the slopes of which are rapidly running down to the river floodplain and encircles the west of the road leading to the dam ... 
Architectural monument of the sixteenth century. Castle in Izjaslav located in the southwestern part of the old town on the left bank of the river high Gorin. 
  
The first reliable information about the city Izjaslav (Zaslav, Zhoslav, Zheslav) refer to 1386 and are associated with native princes Zaslavsky. By the end of the sixteenth century. Zaslav has represented not only strategically important fortified place against Tatar invasions, but was the center of the economic life of the province. This situation resulted in the founding Zaslav is the Great and the royal customs. In this regard, many historical documents monument that interests us is referred to as a "treasure house of stone", "treasury of the prince," "kaznoshovysche" and so on. 
  
The castle is a square, two-story building with basements (now roofless). Basements below the entire structure as the first floor, built of natural stone, sandstone, second floor constructed of red brick burned. Brick was also a two-level platform to the south-west facade, now demolished. In the north-east façade are brick staircase leading to the basement storey. All rooms and basements of the first tier of arches covered Korobov stripping. Doorways are wedge-shaped bridge.