Brühl Palace, Warsaw
Brühl Palace Pałac Brühla (in Polish) | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Baroque |
Town or city | Warsaw |
Country | Poland |
Construction started | 1639 |
Completed | 1642 |
Demolished | 1944 |
Client | Jerzy Ossoliński |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Lorenzo de Sent, rebuilt by Tylman Gamerski (late 17th century) and Johann Friedrich Knöbel, Joachim Daniel von Jauch (18th century), Bohdan Pniewski (1932) |
The Brühl Palace (Polish: Pałac Brühla), formerly known as Sandomierski Palace, was a palatial residence standing at Piłsudski Square, in central Warsaw, Poland. It was one of the largest palaces and one of the finest examples of rococo architecture in pre-World War II Warsaw.
History
Establishment of the palace
The palace was built between 1639 and 1642 by Lorenzo de Sent for
After the Chancellor's death the property was inherited by his daughter
18th century
In 1750, Heinrich von Brühl bought the palace as a residence. Between 1754 and 1759 it was rebuilt according to designs by Johann Friedrich Knöbel and Joachim Daniel von Jauch.[1] The palace was enhanced and covered with a mansard roof. Two outbuildings were added to the palace complex surrounding a triangular courtyard that sometimes served as a parade ground. From that time the palace was known as the Brühl Palace.
On 27 May 1787, the palace played a key role in a plot by Russian ambassador to Poland,
At the end of the eighteenth century,
20th century
During 1932–1937, the palace was adapted for use as the
It was deliberately and completely
21st century: Reconstruction plans
Around 2008, Warsaw's municipal government authorities have decided to rebuild the Brühl Palace.[3] The new building was to have a facade referring to its historic shape, but a new private investor may adapt the interiors to the needs of either office space or a hotel.[4] On 11 November 2018, during the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Poland regaining independence, President Andrzej Duda signed a declaration on the restitution of the Brühl Palace.[5] In July 2021, President Duda submitted to the Sejm a draft act on the reconstruction of the Brühl Palace, Saxon Palace, and three tenement houses at Królewska Street in Warsaw,[6] which was passed later that month.[7]
See also
References
- In-line:
- ^ a b c d e "Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych". warszawa1939.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2008-02-20.
- ^ "Oś Saska. Druga Wojna Światowa". State Archive of the Capital City of Warsaw (in Polish). Retrieved 2008-02-20.
- ^ "Urban revitalization "Breathing New Live into Historic Sites"". official Warsaw city page. Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2007-08-08.
- ^ "As Good as New". warsawvoice.pl. The Warsaw Voice. 2005-10-12. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
- ^ "Prezydent podpisał deklarację o restytucji Pałacu Saskiego" (in Polish). prezydent.pl. 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Reconstructing Brühl Palace will be 'final act in the post-war rebuilding of Warsaw'". The First News. 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Druk nr 1388" (in Polish). Sejm. 7 July 2021.
- General:
- ISBN 83-01033-23-1.)
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Gallery
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Ossoliński Palace (left) and Kazanowski Palace (right) in the 1650s
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As Lubomirski Palace - L. (before 1754)
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Rear façade of the palace (before 1915)
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Palace after the war
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Foundations of Brühl Palace