Potocki Palace (Warsaw)

The Potocki Palace (Polish: Pałac Potockich, Polish pronunciation: [pɔˈtɔt͡skʲi]) is a large baroque palace in Warsaw, located at Krakowskie Przedmieście 15, directly opposite the Presidential Palace. It was originally built for the Denhoff family and in the late 18th century became the property of the Potocki family.

After World War II the building served as the seat of the Ministry of Culture and Art (Ministerstwo Kultury i Sztuki). It now houses the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego).

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

Potocki Palace (Warsaw) ranks #2,276 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #78 of the 366 mapped in Poland. Founded 1800, it is older than 13% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 525 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,673 times in the last 60 days, more than 62% of the atlas. 44 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Warsaw, 1 km away. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.

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