250px, Information sign on the Leszczyński Residence
The Leszczyński Residence (Kamienica Leszczynski) - also called the Prażmowski, Pastoriusa, Rautenstrauchów or Dobrycza - is a
rococo
Rococo (, also ), less commonly Roccoco or Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and theatrical style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpted moulding, ...
-classical townhouse at 87
Krakowskie Przedmieście
Krakowskie Przedmieście (, literally: ''Cracow Fore-town''; french: link=no, Faubourg de Cracovie), often abbreviated to Krakowskie, is one of the best known and most prestigious streets of Poland's capital Warsaw, surrounded by historic palaces ...
, in
Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...
.
Appearance
The main facade has a decorated portal, openwork balconies with balustrades. Dating from the lattice of the coat of arms of the
Leszczynski's.
History
It was built between 1734 and 1743 for Joachim Pastorius, a doctor and royal historian, as a four-storied facade. Since the mid-17th century it was owned by Warsaw juror K. Waltera, and from 1666 by Mikołaj Prażmowski, the Crown Chancellor and
Polish Primate.
In 1754, after being purchased by the Leszczynski family, it was rebuilt as a rococo palace with a five-story facade, designed by
Jakub Fontana
Jakub Fontana (born 1710 in Szczuczyn, died 13 April 1773 in Warsaw) was a Polish architect of Swiss Italian origin, a practitioner of the Baroque and Neoclassical styles. He was court architect to the Polish king. He was knighted in 1764. Jakub ...
. From Senatorska Street, it is the second home frontage in classical style. A new segment at the southern part of the building was built before 1795.
It then passed into the hands of the Rautenstrauchów family. In 1804 it was bought by merchant Stefana Dobrycza.
Partially destroyed in 1944, and demolished for the construction of a major through route, it was rebuilt as it looked in the late 18th century, based on the design of Zygmunt Stępiński. In 2002-2003, it was restored.
Internally it is connected to the adjacent Johna Residence - the "House of Literature" (
Polish Writers' Union
The Polish Writers' Union or the Union of Polish Writers ( pl, Związek Literatów Polskich, ZLP) was established at a meeting of Polish writers and activists in Lublin behind the Soviet front line, during the liberation of Poland by the Red Arm ...
).
Bibliography
* Bartłomiej Kaczorowski: Encyklopedia Warszawy. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 1994. . (in Polish)
* Jerzy S. Majewski: Warszawa nieodbudowana. Królestwo Polskie 1815-1840. Warszawa: VEDA, 2009. . (in Polish)
Images of the residence from 1939(in Polish)
External links
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Rococo architecture in Warsaw
Rebuilt buildings and structures in Poland
