Palate of Wilanów

The Palate of Wilanów and its park, located in the district of Wilanów, district of Warsaw, constitute one of the cultural sites of most important of Poland. He survived the Partitions of Poland and the wars, and knew to preserve his historical interest. He was built for the king de Pologne, Jean III Sobieski, in the last quarter of the 17th century, and later increased by his successive owners. He presents the typical character of the Baroque art of a suburban residence between the court and the garden. Its architecture is very original. It is a fusion of European art with the tradition of the Polish buildings. Its frontages and the interiors, use ancient symbols, celebrating the military triumphs of the king.

With died of Jean III, in 1696, the palate is occupied by its sons and later (1720), by the famous families of tycoons: Sieniawscy, Czartoryscy, Lubomirscy, Potoccy and Braniccy. Between 1730 and 1733 it becomes residence of the king Augustus II the Fort. Each owner changed the interiors of the palate, the gardens and the accesses, according to the current fashion and his needs.

Into 1805 the owner of the places Stanislaw Kostka Potocki transforms part of the palate into Musée, one of the first public museums in Poland. Between arts European and Eastern, the central part of the palate, was devoted to Jean III Sobieski, national hero. After the war, the palate is renovated, the major part of the collections, concealed by the Germany at the time of the Second world war, find their place in 1962 and the palate is reopened with the public.

The palate and its park are not only one testimony of the last splendor of Poland, but also a high cultural place or proceed, exposures and concerts.

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Wilanów De luxe hotel Museum
Photographs of the palate

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