Warszawa Teatr Wielki rzut prostoliniowy

Neoclassical architecture in Poland was centered on

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 official ...

under the reign of

Stanisław August Poniatowski Stanisław II August (born Stanisław Antoni Poniatowski; 17 January 1732 – 12 February 1798), known also by his regnal Latin name Stanislaus II Augustus, was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1764 to 1795, and the last monarch ...

, while the modern concept of a single

capital city A capital city or capital is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, department, or other subnational entity, usually as its seat of the government. A capital is typically a city that physically encompasses the ...

was to some extent inapplicable in the decentralized

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi- confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Poland and Lithuania ...

Classicism Classicism, in the arts, refers generally to a high regard for a classical period, classical antiquity in the Western tradition, as setting standards for taste which the classicists seek to emulate. In its purest form, classicism is an aestheti ...

came to

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...

in the 18th century as the result of French infiltrations into the Polish millieu. The best-known architects and artists who worked in Poland were Dominik Merlini, Jan Chrystian Kamsetzer,

Szymon Bogumił Zug Szymon Bogumił Zug (20 February 1733 – 11 August 1807), born Simon Gottlieb Zug, and also known as Zugk, was a renowned Polish-German classicist architect and designer of gardens. Born in Merseburg in Saxony, he spent most of his life in th ...

, Stanisław Zawadzki,

Efraim Szreger Ephraim (; he, ''ʾEp̄rayīm'', in pausa: ''ʾEp̄rāyīm'') was, according to the Book of Genesis, the second son of Joseph ben Jacob and Asenath. Asenath was an Ancient Egyptian woman whom Pharaoh gave to Joseph as wife, and the daughte ...

, Antonio Corazzi, Jakub Kubicki, Hilary Szpilowski, Christian Piotr Aigner,

Wawrzyniec Gucewicz Wawrzyniec is a Polish masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Wawrzyniec Cyl (1900-1974), Polish footballer * Wawrzyniec Grzymała Goślicki (circa 1530-1607), Polish nobleman * Wawrzyniec Mitzler de Kolof (1711-1778), Polis ...

, Bonifacy Witkowski and Danish

Bertel Thorvaldsen Bertel Thorvaldsen (; 19 November 1770 – 24 March 1844) was a Danish and Icelandic sculptor medalist of international fame, who spent most of his life (1797–1838) in Italy. Thorvaldsen was born in Copenhagen into a working-class Dani ...

. The first stage, called the ''Stanislavian style'', followed by an almost complete inhibition and a period known as the '' Congress Kingdom classicism''. The palladian patterns were independently interpreted by

, who followed an influence of radical French classicism. A palladian by influence was also Piotr Aigner - author of the facade of St. Anne's Church in Warsaw (1786-1788) and St. Alexander Church (1818-1826). Palladian ideas were implemented in a popular type of a palace with a pillared portico. The most famous buildings of the Stanislavian period include the Royal Castle in Warsaw, rebuilt by Dominik Merlini and Jan Christian Kamsetzer,

Palace on the Water The Palace on the Isle ( pl, Pałac Na Wyspie), also known as Baths Palace ( pl, Pałac Łazienkowski), is a classicist palace in Warsaw's Royal Baths Park, the city's largest park, occupying over 76 hectares of the city center. From 1674 the pro ...

, Królikarnia and the palace in Jabłonna. Kamsetzer erected the Amphitheatre in the Royal Baths Park and the Warsaw palaces of the Raczyńskis and Tyszkiewiczs as well as the palace in Iskierniki. Among the most notable works by Szymon Bogumił Zug is a palace in Natolin and

Holy Trinity Church Holy Trinity Church may refer to: Albania * Holy Trinity Church (Berat), Berat County * Holy Trinity Church, Lavdar, Opar, Korçë County Armenia * Holy Trinity Church, Yerevan Australia * Garrison Church, Sydney, South Wales, also known as ''H ...

and gardens: Solec, Powązki, Mokotów and Arcadia near Nieborów. From the period of the Congress Kingdom are Koniecpolski Palace and the St. Alexander's Church in Warsaw, the

Temple of the Sibyl The Temple of the Sibyl (in Polish, ''Świątynia Sybilli'') is a colonnaded round monopteral temple-like structure at Puławy, Poland, built at the turn of the 19th century as a museum by Izabela Czartoryska. History The "Temple of the Sibyl ...

Puławy Puławy (, also written Pulawy) is a city in eastern Poland, in Lesser Poland's Lublin Voivodeship, at the confluence of the Vistula and Kurówka Rivers. Puławy is the capital of Puławy County. The city's 2019 population was estimated at 47 ...

, rebuilding the

Łańcut Castle Łańcut Castle is a complex of historical buildings located in Łańcut, Poland. Historically the residence of the Pilecki, Lubomirski and Potocki families, the complex includes a number of buildings and is surrounded by a park. The castle i ...

. The leading figure in the Congress Kingdom was Antoni Corrazzi. Corazzi has created a complex of Bank Square in Warsaw, the edifices of the Treasury, Revenue and the Commission of Government, the building of the Staszic Palace, Mostowski Palace and designed the Grand Theatre. Belvedere and Pawłowice were created by Jakub Kubicki, while Lubostroń and Dobrzyca by Stanisław Zawadzki. The notable town halls in

Łowicz Łowicz is a town in central Poland with 27,896 inhabitants (2020). It is situated in the Łódź Voivodeship (since 1999); previously, it was in Skierniewice Voivodeship (1975–1998). Together with a nearby station of Bednary, Łowicz is a ma ...

Płock Płock (pronounced ) is a city in central Poland, on the Vistula river, in the Masovian Voivodeship. According to the data provided by GUS on 31 December 2021, there were 116,962 inhabitants in the city. Its full ceremonial name, according to th ...

, Błonie,

Konin Konin (german: Kunau) is a city in central Poland, on the Warta River. It is the capital of Konin County and is located within the Greater Poland Voivodeship. Prior to 1999, it was the capital of the Konin Voivodeship (1975–1998). In 2021 the ...

and Aleksandrów Łódzki are dating back the first half of the nineteenth century.

Stanislavian classicism gallery

File:Poland Warsaw Łazienki Palace.jpg, Łazienki Palace in Warsaw, 1764-1795 File:Pulawy palac marynki.jpg, Marynka Palace in

, 1790-1794 File:Warszawa-Królikarnia.jpg, Królikarnia Palace in Warsaw, 1782-1786 File:Lubostron Castle.jpg, Skórzewski Palace in Lubostroń, 1795-1800 File:Jabłonna Palace.png, Poniatowski Palace in Jabłonna, 1775-1779 File:Niezdow 01.jpg, Lubomirski Palace in Niezdów, 1776-1804 File:6 Warszawa Natolin 008.jpg, Potocki Palace in Natolin, 1780-1782 File:MZPP5.jpg, Gorzeński Palace in Dobrzyca, 1795-1799 File:Warszawa kościół św. Trójcy 2009.jpg, Holy Trinity Church in Warsaw, 1777-1782 File:Pulawy kosciol wniebowziecia nmp.jpg, Church of the Assumption of Mary in

, 1801-1803 File:Sybilla's Temple Pulawy.JPG, Sybil Temple in Puławy, 1798-1801 File:Arkadia aqueduct01.jpg, The Aqueduct in Arkadia (

Nieborów Nieborów is a village in Łowicz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Nieborów. It lies approximately east of Łowicz and north-east of the regional capital Łód ...

), 1784 File:Łazienki Wodozbiór okrąglak.jpg, Water Tower in the Royal Baths (Warsaw), 1777–1778 File:Panteon in Dobrzyca.jpg, Panteon in Dobrzyca, before 1806 File:6 Poznan 031.jpg, Działyński House in

Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint Joh ...

, 1773-1776 File:Pałac Zbaraskich, Kraków.JPG, Zbaraski House in

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 159 ...

, 1777-1783 File:Siedlce Ratusz 03.JPG, Town Hall in

Siedlce Siedlce [] ( yi, שעדליץ ) is a city in eastern Poland with 77,354 inhabitants (). Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously the city was the capital of a separate Siedlce Voivodeship (1975–1998). The city is situated ...

, 1766-1769 File:Odwach Poznań.jpg, Guard Building in Poznań, 1783-1787

Congress Kingdom classicism gallery

File:Warszawa Pałac Prezydencki.jpg, Presidential Palace in Warsaw, 1818 File:Warszawa, ul. Nowy Świat 72-74 20170517 003.jpg, Staszic Palace in Warsaw, 1820-1823 File:Muranów Komenda 2009.jpg, Mostowski Palace in Warsaw, 1823-1824 File:Pulawy palac czartoryskich.jpg, Czartoryski Palace in

, 1840-1843 File:Warszawa Teatr Wielki.jpg, Great Theatre in Warsaw, 1825-1833 File:VarsaviaMunicipio.jpg, Commission Palace in Warsaw, 1823