Raczyński Palace
Raczyński Palace
Originally there was a house of Franciszek Witthoff. In the years from 1702 to 1704 was in its place for the city council Jakub Schultz Dorff greater Baroque building - probably to a design by Tylman van Gameren - built.
From 1786 to 1789, the palace was remodeled to a design by Johann Christian Kammsetzer for the new owner from the ground up in the classical style. From the then-built interior especially the classical Ballroom is worth mentioning with its stucco and allegorical paintings on the theme Law on the main floor.
Because of Kosciuszko uprising had Raczynski 1794 left the city. As a result, the Polish government took the palace and taught here at first the seat of the Supreme National Council (Polish: Rada Najwyższa Narodowa) a. The government used the building to house the State Judicial Commission (Polish: Komisja Rządowa Sprawiedliwości) and from 1876 as the headquarters of the Commercial Court (Polish: Sąd Handlowy) and the President of the Russian court authority (Polish: Izba Sądowa).
Between the wars the Palace, the Polish Ministry of Justice was housed. Around 1930 initiated Marian Lalewicz the restoration of the building.
During the occupation of Warsaw during World War II a German Supreme Court in the Palace worked, the highest court in occupied Poland.
In the battles of the Warsaw Uprising, the building served as a military hospital; SS units perpetrated here 1944 massacre of some 430 wounded, what a memorial plaque in the interior of the palace recalls. In 1944, the palace was burned down. Under Władysław Kowalski and Borys of Zinserling (1889-1961), an architect and teacher at the Politechnika Warszawska, carried out the reconstruction of the building in the years 1948 to 1950. From 1972 to 1976. the large ballroom has been restored.
The neoclassical palace is three stories, stands on a rectangular ground plan and extends in alignment with the development Długa. The front facade is dominated by a four-columned ionic portico. At the palace close in the rear area of two 40-meter long wings on. These buildings are three storeys, but are carried out with a flatter roof as the core building. Currently located in the building, the main archive for old files (Polish: Archiwum Akt Glowne Dawnych).
From 1786 to 1789, the palace was remodeled to a design by Johann Christian Kammsetzer for the new owner from the ground up in the classical style. From the then-built interior especially the classical Ballroom is worth mentioning with its stucco and allegorical paintings on the theme Law on the main floor.
Because of Kosciuszko uprising had Raczynski 1794 left the city. As a result, the Polish government took the palace and taught here at first the seat of the Supreme National Council (Polish: Rada Najwyższa Narodowa) a. The government used the building to house the State Judicial Commission (Polish: Komisja Rządowa Sprawiedliwości) and from 1876 as the headquarters of the Commercial Court (Polish: Sąd Handlowy) and the President of the Russian court authority (Polish: Izba Sądowa).
Between the wars the Palace, the Polish Ministry of Justice was housed. Around 1930 initiated Marian Lalewicz the restoration of the building.
During the occupation of Warsaw during World War II a German Supreme Court in the Palace worked, the highest court in occupied Poland.
In the battles of the Warsaw Uprising, the building served as a military hospital; SS units perpetrated here 1944 massacre of some 430 wounded, what a memorial plaque in the interior of the palace recalls. In 1944, the palace was burned down. Under Władysław Kowalski and Borys of Zinserling (1889-1961), an architect and teacher at the Politechnika Warszawska, carried out the reconstruction of the building in the years 1948 to 1950. From 1972 to 1976. the large ballroom has been restored.
The neoclassical palace is three stories, stands on a rectangular ground plan and extends in alignment with the development Długa. The front facade is dominated by a four-columned ionic portico. At the palace close in the rear area of two 40-meter long wings on. These buildings are three storeys, but are carried out with a flatter roof as the core building. Currently located in the building, the main archive for old files (Polish: Archiwum Akt Glowne Dawnych).