Tyszkiewicz Palace ( pl, Pałac Tyszkiewiczów), also known as Tyszkiewicz–Potocki Palace, is a
rebuilt
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palace at 32 ''
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
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,
Poland
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. It is one of the most beautiful
Neoclassical-style buildings in the city.
History
The original palace was built by
Ludwik Tyszkiewicz, a
Field Hetman of Lithuania. Construction began in 1785, initially to plans by
Stanisław Zawadzki
Stanisław Zawadzki (1743–1806) was a Polish architect, representative of late-baroque and classicism, inclined towards Palladian architecture and precursor of the empire (style), empire style in Polish architecture, Major General of the Army o ...
, and was finished in 1792 in the
Neoclassical style, to a design by
Jan Chrystian Kamsetzer
Johann Christian Kammsetzer or Jan Chrystian Kamsetzer ( Dresden, 1753 – 25 November 1795, Warsaw) was a Dresden-born architect who was active primarily in Poland.
Life
There is a record of Kammsetzer having attended the Dresden Academy of F ...
.
In 1840, the palace was bought by the
Potocki family.
During the interwar period, the building was home to ''Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego'' and later to the Polish Academy of Literature. Burned in 1944,
the palace was rebuilt after
World War II
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and is now a property of
Warsaw University
The University of Warsaw ( pl, Uniwersytet Warszawski, la, Universitas Varsoviensis) is a public university in Warsaw, Poland. Established in 1816, it is the largest institution of higher learning in the country offering 37 different fields of ...
.
The palace's relatively modest west
façade
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In architecture, the façade of a building is often the most important aspect ...
, on ''
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 ...
'', is embellished with some fine
stuccowork. The central balcony is supported by four elegant stone
Atlantes carved in 1787 by André Le Brun.
Gallery
Image:Powrót wojsk polskich 1830.JPG,
Image:Warsaw 07-13 img28 Tyszkiewicz Palace.jpg,
Image:Warszawa Atlas.png,
Image:Warsaw7ci.jpg,
See also
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Holy Cross Church
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Presidential Palace
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Kazimierz Palace
The Kazimierz Palace ( pl, Pałac Kazimierzowski) is a rebuilt palace in Warsaw, Poland. It is adjacent to the Royal Route, at '' Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28''.
Originally built in 1637-41, it was first rebuilt in 1660 for King John II Casim ...
Notes
External links
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Pałac Tyszkiewiczów
{{Coord, 52, 14, 26, N, 21, 01, 02, E, type:landmark, display=title
Palaces in Warsaw
Houses completed in 1792
Neoclassical architecture in Warsaw
Rebuilt buildings and structures in Warsaw
University of Warsaw