- Krasiński Palace
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 abaroque palace inWarsaw ,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 byTylman of Gameren . It was decorated with thepediment reliefs showing the triumph of the legendary “ancestor” of the Ślepowron and Korwin Polish clans, the Roman commanderMarcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus and sculptural work, all byAndreas Schlüter ."Warszawa w latach 1526-1795" (Warsaw in 1526-1795), vol. II, edited byStefan Kieniewicz , Warsaw, 1984, ISBN 8301033231.] It had too a profusebaroque decoration inside. Thefrescoes was made byJan III Sobieski 's court painterMichelangelo Palloni . Th residence used to be decorated with a gallery of masterpieces of paintings of such artists asAlbrecht Dürer ,Antonio da Correggio ,Rembrandt andPeter 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 toDomenico 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 thePolish National Library 's Special Collections Section (Manuscripts and Old Prints) from theZałuski Library (only 5% of former rich collection located in the palace, which was deliberately destroyed by the Germans after collapse of theWarsaw 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 the1780s byDomenico Merlini and were restored afterWorld War II .References
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Tympanum sculpture s byAndreas Schlüter "Pediment : Triumph of Marcus Valerius Corvinus"ee also
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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] .
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