Tyszkiewicz Palace, Warsaw
Tyszkiewicz Palace (Polish: Pałac Tyszkiewiczów), also known as Tyszkiewicz–Potocki Palace, is a rebuilt palace at 32 Krakowskie Przedmieście in Warsaw, Poland. It is one of the most beautiful Neoclassical-style buildings in the city.
| Tyszkiewicz Palace | |
|---|---|
Pałac Tyszkiewiczów | |
 Tyszkiewicz Palace | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| Town or city | Warsaw |
| Country | Poland |
| Construction started | 1785 |
| Completed | 1792 |
| Client | Ludwik Tyszkiewicz |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Jan Chrystian Kamsetzer |
| Designated | 1994-09-08 |
| Part of | Warsaw – historic city center with the Royal Route and Wilanów |
| Reference no. | M.P. 1994 nr 50 poz. 423[1] |
History
The original palace was built by Ludwik Tyszkiewicz, a Field Hetman of Lithuania. Construction began in 1785, initially to plans by Stanisław Zawadzki, and was finished in 1792 in the Neoclassical style, to a design by Jan Chrystian Kamsetzer.[2] 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,[2] the palace was rebuilt after World War II and is now a property of Warsaw University.
The palace's relatively modest west façade, on Krakowskie Przedmieście, is embellished with some fine stuccowork. The central balcony is supported by four elegant stone Atlantes carved in 1787 by André Le Brun.[2]
Gallery
Tyszkiewicz Palace, north façade, 1830
Western façade
Atlantes at west entrance, on Krakowskie Przedmieście
Northern entrance
Notes
- Zarządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 8 września 1994 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii., M.P. z 1994 r. Nr 50, poz. 423
- "Pałac Tyszkiewiczów". naszemiasto.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2008-02-18.
External links
- (in Polish) Pałac Tyszkiewiczów