Mostowski Palace ( pl, Pałac Mostowskich) is an 18th-century palace in

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, located at ''ul. Nowolipie 2'' (2 Nowolipie Street) — prior to

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, at ''ul. Przejazd 15''.

History

The palace had been built in 1762-65 in the

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style for the

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, . In 1795 it became, by inheritance, the property of

Tadeusz Mostowski Tadeusz Antoni Mostowski (19 October 1766, Warsaw - 6 December 1842, Paris) was a Polish people, Polish writer, journalist, literary critic and politician. Biography He was the son of , a noted military commander. He was raised in an intellectu ...

, a prominent figure of revolutionary Poland. The palace was purchased by the government and rebuilt in 1823-24 in the

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style to a design by

Antonio Corazzi Antonio Corazzi (born 16 December 1792 in Livorno, died April 27 1877 in Florence) was an Italian architect working in Poland from 1819 to 1847, mainly in Neoclassical style. Biography Antonio Corazzi was the son of an impresario of the Aval ...

. The building became the seat of

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's Commission of Internal Affairs and Police, and a

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s by

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. In 1831 the palace was taken over for the needs of the

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. Renovated in 1920, it became the seat of various municipal offices. During

, in 1944, it was destroyed by the

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, except for the facade. After the war, in 1949, the Mostowski Palace was rebuilt. It is now the seat of

's police headquarters.

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Pałac Mostowskich {{coord, 52, 14, 45.73, N, 20, 59, 56.49, E, region:PL-MZ_type:landmark_source:kolossus-dewiki, display=title Palaces in Warsaw Houses completed in 1765 Neoclassical architecture in Warsaw Rebuilt buildings and structures in Poland

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