Domenico Merlini () (22 February 1730 – 20 February 1797) was an Italian-

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whose work was mostly in the classical style.

Life and Style

From 1750 till his death, Merlini lived in

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. In 1768, he became a nobleman and later in 1773 the Royal Architect. He is most famous for his Royal Baths Park in Warsaw. He built a number of public and private buildings in Warsaw and other Polish cities, often in collaboration with Jan Chrystian Kamsetzer and Johann Christian Schuch. His style is typical of the Polish classicism in Warsaw in the era of

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. Merlini was partly influenced by

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and carried some late- baroque elements in his work, such as the abundant use of

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Works

* Refurbishment of

Ujazdów Castle Ujazdów Castle ( pl, Zamek Ujazdowski) is a castle in the historic Ujazdów district, between Ujazdów Park (''Park Ujazdowski'') and the Royal Baths Park (''Łazienki Królewskie''), in Warsaw, Poland. Its beginnings date to the 13th centur ...

from 1766 until 1771 * Refurbishment of the library in the Royal Castle from 1776 until 1786 * The Łazienki Park, including the Łazienki Palace and several other buildings * Palace in

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* Palace in Jabłonna from 1775 until 1779 * Palace in Królikarnia from 1782 until 1786 * Rebuilding of the Krasiński's Palace in Warsaw, 1783 * Refurbishment of the Brühl Palace *

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church in Warsaw

References

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