A complex of Baroque residences has been preserved in the Lusatian region, restored and adapted for cultural functions (museums, halls rented for concerts and celebrations). One of these is the palace and garden complex at Neschwitz, which belonged to figures associated with the entourage of Augustus II the Strong and his son, Augustus III: the royal mistress Urszula Lubomirska, and later to Aleksander Józef Sulkowski. The origins of the complex date back to the 13th century, when there was a defensive seat, which was transformed into the Renaissance Schreibersdorf Castle in the middle of the 15th century. The estate changed owners several times, passing, among others, into the hands of the Pannewitz, Ponickau and Theler families. A key moment in the history of the Neschwitz mansion's architecture came in 1721, when the estate was taken over by Duke Friedrich Württemberg and his wife, Ursula von Altenbockum, primo voto Lubomirska. The magnate gained a strong position thanks to the monarch, having once been the first official mistress of Augustus II, to whom she bore a son in 1704. The new owners transformed the former residence into a large-scale complex with a palace built on the site of the former castle, on an artificially raised mound. The designs for the conversion were drawn up by Johann Friedrich Karcher, a builder associated with Dresden.

Lubomirska summer palace
. The palace's architecture fully reflected the trends present in Polish-Saxon construction of the time. The elevations are two-storey with a raised central part (comprising three central axes) and a usable attic, lit by dormers. The face of the wall is varied by frame divisions - rectangular panels separating the high ground floor windows from the ground floor, where the openings are much lower. The corners of the façades are framed by pilasters, slightly offset from the edges, and the three central axes of the longer façades are similarly accentuated. A characteristic feature of the residences modelled on royal patronage was the mansard roof, which was also present in Neschwitz. The body of the building was enriched with sculptures: the sculptures of Venus and Adonis with putti were inserted into niches formed on the shorter façades by Johann Benjamin Thomae (the artist who worked, among others, for Augustus II of Saxony on the decoration of the Zwinger in Dresden). The palace itself was given a relatively small scale, connected with Lubomirska's periodic stay (Neschwitz was intended as a summer and hunting residence). The most interesting room in the interior was the two-storey ballroom, located on the axis of the building, in place of the usual hall. The limited volume of the residence was compensated for by the garden arrangement. Under the terrace, on the ground floor side of the garden, a grotto was formed, making use of the walls of the earlier building, while at the same time following the fashion of the time and providing a smoother transition to the garden zone. The greenery was composed in the French style, with regular ground floors subordinated to the axis of symmetry. The vegetation was complemented by water accents and sculptures. There was also a petting zoo and an orangery. Two pavilions were built on either side of the main axis (one-storey with a usable attic, intended, among other things, for the library and theatre). Stables, a brewery and a distillery were built as back-up facilities.

From Sulkowski to Riesch
In the 1730s, the duchess sold Neschwitz to Alexander Joseph Sulkowski, the first minister of Saxony and trusted advisor to Augustus III the Saxon. According to surviving sources, the Count planned to make the estate his main residence, but he did not realise the idea and decided not to intervene more in the existing form of the building. The transformation of the residential complex was carried out in the second half of the 1760s by the next owner, Baron Wilhelm von Riesch, who took over the estate in 1763. At that time, a second palace (Neue Schloss), a new orangery, fountains and a hunting pavilion were erected, and the garden was enlarged to include a landscape section (i.e. composed in the English style). The architect responsible for the above work was Friedrich August Krubsacius, a native of Dresden. The results of his work were largely destroyed during the Second World War. More fortunate were the buildings from the times of the king's former mistress: three pavilions (including one adapted to the needs of the Wildlife Protection Station, which cares for wild birds on the grounds of the complex) and the Lubomirska Palace (the so-called Alte Schloss), which was renovated.