The Korniakt Palace ( uk, Палац Корнякта (Palats Korniakta), pl, kamienica Królewska we Lwowie) on

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is a prime example of the royal '' kamienica'', or townhouse. The fabric of the palace is of various dates. It was originally built by Polish architect Piotr Barbon for merchant

Konstanty Korniakt Konstanty Korniakt ( gr, Κωνσταντίνος Κορνιακτός, Konstantinos Korniaktos; c. 1517 – 1 August 1603) was a merchant of Greek descent, active throughout Central and Eastern Europe; a leaseholder of royal tolls who collected ...

, a champion of

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and co-founder of the

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. Construction of this severely elegant

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was completed in 1580. After Korniakt's death in 1603, King

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stayed at his palace. He got

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and recovered here. In 1640, the edifice was purchased by

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and was later inherited by his son, King

John III Sobieski John III Sobieski ( pl, Jan III Sobieski; lt, Jonas III Sobieskis; la, Ioannes III Sobiscius; 17 August 1629 – 17 June 1696) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1674 until his death in 1696. Born into Polish nobility, Sobie ...

. The Polish-Lithuanian ruler remodelled it into a palatial residence, with spacious rooms and an audience hall where he signed the

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. In 1908, the Sobieski Palace became home t
the Jan III museum
It is now part of the Lviv History Museum. The royal chambers are used for exhibiting

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furniture and clocks, a collection of

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s, and precious

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ware.

References

* Вуйцик В. С., Липка Р. М. Зустріч зі Львовом. Львів: Каменяр, 1987. С. 50. * Памятники градостроительства и архитектуры Украинской ССР. Киев: Будивельник, 1983–1986. Том 3, с. 42. {{Lviv Historic house museums in Ukraine Houses completed in 1580 Museums in Lviv Palaces in Ukraine Residences of Polish monarchs Royal residences in Ukraine 16th century in Ukraine 1580s establishments in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Renaissance architecture in Ukraine

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