The Kotowski Palace ( pl, Pałac Kotowskich) was a 17th-century palace in

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. It served as the main cloister building for the

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The palace was built some time between 1682 and 1684 for Adam Kotowski, the royal

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at King Jan Sobieski's court, and his wife Małgorzata Durant. This large, three-storied Baroque building in

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style was designed by

Tylman van Gameren Tylman van Gameren, also ''Tilman'' or ''Tielman'' and Tylman Gamerski, (Utrecht, 3 July 1632 – c. 1706, Warsaw) was a Dutch-born Polish architect and engineer who, at the age of 28, settled in Poland and worked for Queen Marie Casimire, w ...

. In 1688 it was purchased by Queen

Maria Kazimiera Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien ( Polish: Maria Kazimiera Ludwika d’Arquien), known also by the diminutive form "Marysieńka" (28 June 1641 – 30 January 1716) was a French noblewoman who became the queen consort of Poland and gra ...

and transferred to the Benedictines of the Blessed Sacrament. From 1688 till 1692 the Kotowski residence was transformed into a church-''cum''-cloister by Tylman van Gameren. In the 18th century the monastery was enlarged. Around 1745 a new palace was built on the New Town Market Square and from 1754 to 1777, it was occupied by the Jesuit Collegium Nobilium. Between 1771 and 1779 King Stanisław August Poniatowski established a new building situated on the rear escarpment. Those two buildings were connected in 1788. During the

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, the building was used as a hospital. This made it a frequent target for bombing by the Germans in the

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. The palace was completely destroyed by them afterwards and was never reconstructed.

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Tylman van Gameren, architect of Warsaw
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