This is why the Jelenia Góra Valley is often called the “Valley of Palaces and Gardens.” One of the first to appear was the palace in Mysłakowice, remodelled by the Prussian king Frederick William III. To the right of the spruce growing below the transformer building, sharp-eyed observers will notice two bright towers in the distance. One belongs to the mentioned royal palace, the other to the former Evangelical church in Mysłakowice, which contains authentic columns from ancient Pompeii. Both towers lie just over eight kilometres away in a straight line.

Exactly the same distance separates this little church from the residence of Countess von Reden in Bukowiec. At that time, the shaping of the landscape held great importance. It is therefore no coincidence that the Wang Church was placed in this very location, on the slope of Czarna Góra, halfway from Karpacz to Śnieżka. The land on which—according to an original document—the church, the priest’s and cantor’s dwellings, as well as a garden and cemetery were to be situated, was donated by Count Christian Leopold von Schaffgotsch, a Catholic landowner from Cieplice. The Wang Church was meant to be perfectly visible from the terrace of the royal palace.

Shifting our gaze to the right, it is hard not to notice two forest-covered mountains that strikingly resemble feminine curves. These are the Sokoliki—the Falcon Hills. It was on the rock formations there that Polish Himalayan climbers Wanda Rutkiewicz, Jerzy Kukuczka and Krzysztof Wielicki gained their first climbing experience. Slightly to the right, and somewhat closer, lies Bukowiec and the von Reden residence. Shortly after the wedding, Count von Reden ordered a pavilion with an open columned portico to be built there for his young wife, a place where tea gatherings were held. From this tea house, the owners and their guests could admire the Wang Church, located high in the Karkonosze Mountains.