Mostowski Palace

Mostowski Palace (Polish: Pałac Mostowskich) is an 18th-century palace in Warsaw, Poland, located at ul. Nowolipie 2 (2 Nowolipie Street) — prior to World War II, at ul. Przejazd 15.

The palace had been built in 1762-65 in the Baroque style for the Voivode of Minsk, Jan August Hylzen.

In 1795 it became, by inheritance, the property of Tadeusz Mostowski, a prominent figure of revolutionary Poland.

The palace was purchased by the government and rebuilt in 1823-24 in the classicist style to a design by Antonio Corazzi. The building became the seat of Congress Poland's Commission of Internal Affairs and Police, and a venue of concerts by Fryderyk Chopin.

In 1831, during the November Uprising, the palace was taken over for the needs of the Imperial Russian Army.

Renovated in 1920, it became the seat of various municipal offices. During World War II, in 1944, it was destroyed by the Germans, except for the facade. After the war, in 1949, the Mostowski Palace was rebuilt. It is now the seat of Warsaw's police headquarters.

Text adapted from “Mostowski Palace” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mostowski Palace ranks #2,348 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #80 of the 374 mapped in Poland. Founded 1762, it is older than 16% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,049 times in the last 60 days, more than 68% of the atlas. 45 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Warsaw, 2 km away. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.

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