Kotowski Palace
| Kotowski Palace | |
|---|---|
 Kotowski Palace: design by Tylman van Gameren | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Baroque |
| Town or city | Warsaw |
| Country | Poland |
| Construction started | 1682 |
| Completed | 1684 |
| Demolished | 1944 |
| Client | Adam Kotowski |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Tylman van Gameren |
The Kotowski Palace (Polish: Pałac Kotowskich) was a 17th-century palace in Warsaw, Poland. It served as the main cloister building for the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration.
History[edit]
The palace was built some time between 1682 and 1684 for Adam Kotowski, the royal cup-bearer at King Jan Sobieski's court, and his wife Małgorzata Durant. This large, three-storied Baroque building in Palladian style was designed by Tylman van Gameren. In 1688 it was purchased by Queen Maria Kazimiera and transferred to the Benedictines of the Blessed Sacrament. From 1688 till 1692 the Kotowski residence was transformed into a church-cum-cloister by Tylman van Gameren.[1][page needed] In the 18th century the monastery was enlarged. Around 1745 a new palace was built on the New Town Market Square and from 1754 to 1777, it was occupied by the Jesuit Collegium Nobilium.[2] Between 1771 and 1779 King Stanisław August Poniatowski established a new building situated on the rear escarpment. Those two buildings were connected in 1788.
During the Second World War, the building was used as a hospital. This made it a frequent target for bombing by the Germans in the Warsaw Uprising.[3] The palace was completely destroyed by them afterwards and was never reconstructed.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Stefan Kieniewicz, ed. (1984). Warszawa w latach 1526-1795 (Warsaw in 1526-1795) (in Polish). Vol. II. Warsaw. ISBN 83-01-03323-1.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Piechnik, Ludwik (1971). Jezuickie Collegium Nobilium w Warszawie (1752-1777) (PDF) (in Polish). Wydawnictwo Instytutu Teologicznego Księży Misjonarzy.
- ^ "Historia kościoła św. Kazimierza". www.sakramentki.opoka.org.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 20 November 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
- ^ "Zespół kościelno-klasztorny Sakramentek na Rynku Nowego Miasta". www.varsovia.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 13 June 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
Further reading[edit]
- Warszawa w latach 1526-1795 t. II, red. Stefan Kieniewicz, Warszawa, 1984. ISBN 83-01-03323-1
Image gallery[edit]
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Kotowski Palace: interior design -
Cloister: painting by Bernardo Bellotto
External links[edit]
- Palaces in Warsaw
- Buildings and structures in Poland destroyed during World War II
- Former palaces in Poland
- Cultural history of Warsaw
- 1682 establishments in Europe
- 1944 disestablishments in Poland
- Buildings and structures completed in 1684
- Buildings and structures demolished in 1944
- Baroque architecture in Warsaw