Krasiński Palace

Infobox Historic building

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caption=Krasiński Palace and 1824 cast-iron well designed by Chrystian Piotr Aigner.
name=Palace of the Republic
location_town=Warsaw
location_country=Poland
architect=Tylman of Gameren
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engineer=
construction_start_date=1677
completion_date=1683
date_demolished=partly 1944
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style=Baroque|The Krasiński Palace ( _pl. Pałac Krasińskich, otherwise known as Palace of the Republic — "Pałac Rzeczypospolitej"), is a baroque palace in Warsaw, Poland. It is located on Krasiński Square ("Plac Krasińskich").

History

The palace was built in 1677-95 for the Voivode of Płock, Jan Dobrogost Krasiński, according to design by Tylman of Gameren. It was decorated with the pediment reliefs showing the triumph of the legendary “ancestor” of the Ślepowron and Korwin Polish clans, the Roman commander Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus and sculptural work, all by Andreas Schlüter."Warszawa w latach 1526-1795" (Warsaw in 1526-1795), vol. II, edited by Stefan Kieniewicz, Warsaw, 1984, ISBN 8301033231.] It had too a profuse baroque decoration inside. The frescoes was made by Jan III Sobieski's court painter Michelangelo Palloni. Th residence used to be decorated with a gallery of masterpieces of paintings of such artists as Albrecht Dürer, Antonio da Correggio, Rembrandt and Peter Paul Rubens. [en icon cite web |author = |url = http://www.um.warszawa.pl/v_syrenka/perelki/index_en.php?mi_id=71&dz_id=4 |title = Krasiński Palace |work = eGuide / Treasures of Warsaw on-line |publisher = |pages = |page = |date = |accessdate = 2008-09-22]

In 1765 the palace was purcheased by the Rzeczpospolita as a seat of Treasury Commission. After the fire in 1783 it was partly rebuilt inside according to Domenico Merlini's design.

The palace was burned down and demolished by the Germans during the World War II. [Krystyna Kreyser, "Puls Warszawy", Number 10, August 1998 [http://www.gazetaecho.pl/cgi-bin/echo/wawa/spacer/palackrasinskich] ] [ [http://www.warsawtour.pl/index.php?id=56&pid=1566293765& Warsaw Tour] Official Web Portal Warsaw] It was later rebuilt. Today it is a part of the Polish National Library's Special Collections Section (Manuscripts and Old Prints) from the Załuski Library (only 5% of former rich collection located in the palace, which was deliberately destroyed by the Germans after collapse of the Warsaw Uprising in October 1944). [Wanda M. Rudzińska, "Straty w zbiorach Gabinetu Rycin Biblioteki Uniwersyteckiej w Warszawie w latach II wojny światowej" [http://www.uw.edu.pl/pl.php/kwart/rycbuw.html] ] ["Rzeczpospolita" 02.10.04, Nr 232 [http://www.rzeczpospolita.pl/specjal_041002/specjal_a_26.html] ]

The building's facade features sculptures by Andreas Schlüter. The decorations inside the building were designed in the 1780s by Domenico Merlini and were restored after World War II.

References

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Gallery

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Details

Garden façade"

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Tympanum sculptures by Andreas Schlüter"
Pediment: Triumph of Marcus Valerius Corvinus"

ee also

* Field Cathedral of the Polish Army
* Załuski Library
* Kotowski Palace
* Ostrogski Palace

External links

* [http://www.um.warszawa.pl/v_syrenka/perelki/index_en.php?mi_id=71&dz_id=4 Krasiński Palace]
* [http://www.warszawa1939.pl/index.php?r1=krasinskich_5&r3=0 Sąd Najwyższy] . Historical pictures of the palace.
* [http://www.varsovia.pl/varsovia/item.php-frame=item&mapa=0&item=3516&top=23.htm Pałac Krasińskich w Warszawie]
* [http://www.zwoje-scrolls.com/zwoje11/pic04.jpgThe Palace in 1944] .