Tyszkiewicz Palace, Warsaw

Tyszkiewicz Palace Pałac Tyszkiewiczów w Warszawie (Polish)
Tyszkiewicz Palace
General information
Architectural style	Neoclassical
Town or city	Warsaw
Country	Poland
Construction started	1785
Completed	1792
Demolished	1944
Client	Ludwik Tyszkiewicz
Design and construction
Architect	Jan Chrystian Kamsetzer

The Tyszkiewicz Palace (Polish: pałac Tyszkiewiczów w Warszawie), or Tyszkiewicz–Potocki Palace, is a palace at 32 Krakowskie Przedmieście in Warsaw, Poland.

It is one of the most beautiful neoclassical structures in the city.

History

The palace was built by Field Hetman of Lithuania, Ludwik Tyszkiewicz. Construction began in 1785, initially to plans by Stanisław Zawadzki, and was finished in 1792 in Neoclassical style to a design by Jan Chrystian Kamsetzer.

In 1840 the palace was bought by the Potocki family.

In the interwar period, it was home to Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego and later to the Polish Academy of Literature.

Burned in 1944, after World War II the palace was rebuilt and is now a property of Warsaw University.

The palace's relatively modest west façade, on Krakowskie Przedmieście, is embellished with some fine stuccowork, and the central balcony is supported by four elegant stone Atlantes carved in 1787 by André Le Brun.

Gallery

• Powrót wojsk polskich 1830.JPG

  Tyszkiewicz Palace, north façade, 1830
• Warsaw 07-13 img28 Tyszkiewicz Palace.jpg

  Western façade
• Warszawa Atlas.png

  Atlantes at west entrance, on Krakowskie Przedmieście
• Warsaw7ci.jpg

  Northern entrance

See also

• Holy Cross Church
• Presidential Palace
• Kazimierz Palace

External links

• (Polish) Pałac Tyszkiewiczów