Krolikarnia Palace description and photos - Poland: Warsaw (Topic)

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

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The Krulikarnia Palace is a neoclassical palace in Warsaw, built in 1782-1786 on the picturesque Vistula slope. Its name comes from Saxon times, when a menagerie was set up here for King August II the Strong.

In 1778, Count Karol de Valerie-Tomatis, who was chamberlain of the last Polish king Stanislav Poniatowski, acquired land and commissioned to the royal architect Domenico Merlini to build a palace. Merlini drew up the project on the model of the famous Villa Rotunda, located outside Vicenza. In addition to the palace building itself, a brewery, a hotel and a mill were also built.

In 1794, during the uprising, Tadeusz Kosciuszko lived in the palace. In 1816, the residence was bought by Prince Michal Radziwill. Prince, being a collector of works of art, he placed some paintings from his collection in the palace. In 1849, the palace passed into the possession of Xavier Pustovsky and remained in the property of his family until the outbreak of World War II. In 1879, a fire broke out in the residence, taking away a large collection of tapestries, bronzes, books and paintings. Hus Jozef was involved in the restoration of the palace.

In 1939, during the bombing of Warsaw, the palace was badly damaged. The reconstruction began only in 1960 and lasted for 5 years. In January 1965, a museum of the sculptor and artist Xavier Dunikovsky was opened in the palace.

Today, in addition to the permanent exhibition, the palace hosts concerts and other cultural events.

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