Myslewicki Palace (Palac Myslewicki) description and photos - Poland: Warsaw (Topic)

Palac Myslewicki description and photos - Poland: Warsaw. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Palac Myslewicki.

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Myslewicki Palace is a palace in Warsaw in the style of early classicism, located in the royal park .azienki. The palace was built for King Stanislav August Poniatowski. Its name comes from the nearby village of Myslevice.

The palace was built by the Italian architect Domenico Merlini in 1775-1778 in three stages. Initially, the main rectangular building was built. Later, side pavilions appeared, which were connected to the main building. The palace has a horseshoe shape, at the main entrance there are sculptures of Flora and Zephyr by Jakub Monaldi, and the initials of Jozef Poniatowski can be seen above the main entrance. The interior of the palace has been partially preserved in its original form. Particularly noteworthy are paintings by Antonio Gerzabka, stucco decoration, a dining room with Italian landscapes, as well as an old bathroom.

Initially, the palace was inhabited by the king's courtiers, but in 1779 the king's nephew, Jozef Anthony Poniatowski, settled here. In the 19th century, the Myslevitsky Palace served as a guest house for distinguished guests. In particular, Napoleon I stayed here, and in the 20th century - US President Richard Nixon.

During the period between the First and Second World Wars, General Boleslav Dlugoszovsky and statesman Yevgeny Kwiatkovsky lived in the palace. During the Second World War, the palace was practically not damaged.

In September 1958, a meeting of the ambassadors of the People's Republic of China and the United States was held in the palace, during which Indira Gandhi and Richard Nixon tried to establish contacts between the two countries.

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