Zamoyski Academy
Akademia Zamojska
Site of the third institution of higher learning in Poland, founded in 1594. The academy building with its inner courtyard stands between the palace and the square.
The Zamoyski Academy was founded by Jan Zamoyski in 1594. It was the third university of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, after Kraków and Vilnius. It trained many lawyers and humanities scholars, and it was closed by the Austrian authorities in 1784. The academy building is now a secondary school. Its exterior reflects an 18th-century remodelling in a classical style, with an inner courtyard arcade. Visitors usually only see the exterior, which can be viewed while passing along Akademicka Street, as part of the palace–academy–square axis of the Ideal City.
Opening hours
Exterior visible all day
Nearby sights
- Zamość Cathedral
- Great Market Square
- Zamość Town Hall
- Zamoyski Palace
- Armenian Houses & Zamość Museum
- Zamość Arsenal Museum
- Zamość Synagogue
- Rotunda Martyrdom Museum