Mostowski Palace
| Mostowski Palace Pałac Mostowskich w Warszawie (in Polish) | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical (1823-24) |
| Town or city | Warsaw |
| Country | Poland |
| Construction started | 1762 |
| Completed | 1765 |
| Demolished | 1944 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Antonio Corazzi (façade) |
Historic Monument of Poland | |
| 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] |
Mostowski Palace (Polish: Pałac Mostowskich) is an 18th-century palace in Warsaw, Poland, located at ul. Nowolipie 2 (2 Nowolipie Street) — prior to World War II, at ul. Przejazd 15.
History
The palace had been built in 1762-65 in the Baroque style for the Voivode of Minsk, Jan August Hylzen.[2]
In 1795 it became, by inheritance, the property of Tadeusz Mostowski, a prominent figure of revolutionary Poland.[2]
The palace was purchased by the government and rebuilt in 1823-24 in the
Fryderyk Chopin
.
In 1831 the palace was taken over for the needs of the Russian Army.
Renovated in 1920, it became the seat of various municipal offices. During
facade.[2] After the war, in 1949, the Mostowski Palace was rebuilt.[2] It is now the seat of Warsaw's police headquarters.[2]
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mostowski Palace.
- Staszic Palace
- Kazimierzowski Palace
References
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c d e f "Pałac Mostowskich". www.warszawa1939.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2009-03-23.
External links
- (in Polish) Pałac Mostowskich
- (in Polish) warszawa1939, Pałac Mostowskich