Today’s Lublin midtown has been shaped through both spontaneous and planned change. The oldest existing form of green landscaping in midtown Lublin are its convent gardens. Most of them have not retained their former character which was influenced by both changes in ownership and functionality. Planned green area landscaping as an element of urban composition appeared in Lublin for the first time at the beginning of the 19th century. It was then that the streamlined squares, markets and streets (Plac Musztry, Krakowskie Przedmieście, church squares) as well as the newly mapped out road and rail links gained a frame in the form of trees and shrubbery. A number of trees planted in the 19th century are still around to this day, forming a valued element of the city’s cultural and natural landscape. Soon after, the first city public parks appeared (Park na Czechówce, Ogród Miejski and Park Bronowicki). The historic cemeteries (at Lipowa St., the cemetery by the Evangelical church) are a very specific variant of urban green landscape in today’s midtown. This article shows kinds of planned green area urban landscaping characteristic to midtown Lublin, based on the archival source materials, project studies, literature and iconography. The transformations of forms and functionalities of the indicated areas have been studied in the period from their foundation to date. Lublin midtown’s most vital public space – Plac Litewski – was the subject of detailed analysis.

The area of “Górki Czechowskie” is in the north-western part of Lublin. Originally it was used as a military training field. In the Study of Directives on the Spatial Development of Lublin(which has been currently displayed for public viewing) it is supposed to be a green area surrounded by multi-family housing with services. Currently, this study sparks numerous controversies and protests of local residents and non-governmental organizations. In Lublin, there is currently a discussion on the appropriateness and applicability of the solutions included in the document. The article presents the problems of the issue and the role of resident participation in the process of spatial planning.

The castle in Ciechanow is classified as a Gothic castle of the lowland type. The building, which is an example of defensive architecture, is located to the north of the historic urban layout of the Ciechanow centre. At present, the castle is covered by the following forms of protection: protection for the Natural and Landscape Complex "Łydynia River Valley”, provisions of the Local Spatial Development Plan and an entry in the Register of Historic Monuments. The authors of the paper analyse the legal regulations concerning the castle and their impact on the contemporary castle’s exposition in the landscape.

The protection and development of castle courtyards in historical cities pose a complex conservation problem. This complexity arises from the necessity to reconcile the historical form of courtyards, often known only through relics, with contemporary and expanded functional needs. The aim of this article is a critical analysis of selected concepts for the modern development of castle courtyards.The research material consisted of contemporary implementations of the development of castle courtyards in European cities, including 36 complexes. The criterion for selecting objects was their location, closely tied to the spatial structure of the city. Another condition for choosing the analyzed examples was the form and scope of courtyard adaptation to various functions. Based on the conducted analysis, the authors of the article formulated conclusions regarding the conservation-oriented development of castle courtyards. Ochrona i zagospodarowanie dziedzińców zamków w historycznych miastach jest złożonym problemem konserwatorskim. Wynika to z konieczności połączenia historycznej formy dziedzińców (często znanej tylko z reliktów) ze współczesnymi (rozbudowanymi) potrzebami użytkowymi. Celem artykułu jest krytyczna analiza wybranych koncepcji współczesnego zagospodarowania dziedzińców zamkowych. Materiał badawczy stanowiły współczesne realizacje zagospodarowania dziedzińców zamków europejskich w liczbie 36 zespołów. Kryterium wyboru obiektów stanowiła ich lokalizacja – powiązana ze strukturą przestrzenną miasta. Następnym warunkiem wyboru przeanalizowanych przykładów była forma i zakres adaptacji dziedzińców do różnorakich funkcji. Na podstawie przeprowadzonej analizy autorzy artykułu sformułowali wnioski dotyczące konserwatorskiego zagospodarowania dziedzińców zamków.

The Romanów complex is home of Kraszewski family. At the moment, the historic mansion works as the Museum of Józef Ignacy Kraszewski. The purpose of this article is to present the history and state of preservation of the residential complex, its transformation with special emphasis on objects of landscape architecture. To the present day two objects of small architecture exist in this residential complex. There are park chapel founded by Constance Mochorowska and eclectic gate dating from the first half of the nineteenth century.The article will present state of preservation of this objects and descriptions of park buildings that no longer exist: the neo-gothic greenhouse and lonely hut once constituting as an element of the romantic park. Zespół dworsko-parkowy w Romanowie jest siedzibą rodową rodziny Kraszewskich. W chwili obecnej zabytkowy dwór wraz z trzyhektarowym parkiem pełni funkcję Muzeum Józefa Ignacego Kraszewskiego. Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie historii oraz stanu zachowania zespołu rezydencjonalnego, jego przekształceń ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem obiektów małej architektury towarzyszących całości. Do czasów obecnych na terenie parku zachowały się bowiem dwa tego typu obiekty budowlane, którymi są kaplica parkowa fundacji Konstancji Mochorowskiej z 1810 roku oraz eklektyczna brama wjazdowa datowana na pierwszą połowę XIX wieku. W artykule przytoczone zostaną także opisy nieistniejących już obiektów parkowych między innymi neogotyckiej cieplarni oraz samotnej chaty stanowiącej niegdyś element romantycznego założenia.