Description of the attraction
Staszic Palace is a classical-style palace located in Warsaw. The palace was built in 1820-1823 by order of one of the leaders of the Polish Enlightenment - Stanislav Staszic. The building was designed by the architect Antonio Corazzi in the classical style. After the completion of the construction, Staszic handed the building over to the Society of Friends of Science - the first Polish scientific organization. In May 1830, a monument to Nicolaus Copernicus, created by the Danish artist and sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen, was inaugurated in front of the building.
After the November uprising of 1830, the scientific organization was closed, the building was transferred to the Russian government, and it housed the administration of the state lottery until 1862. Also, from 1857 to 1862, the Medical and Surgical Academy worked in the palace. Later, a Russian male gymnasium was opened in the building, and already in 1890 it was decided to place the Church of St. Tatiana in the palace. For these purposes, the architect Pokrovsky was invited, who rebuilt the building in the Old Russian style.
After Poland gained independence in 1918, in 1924-1926 the palace was restored in its original neoclassical style by the architect Marian Lalewitz. Until the outbreak of World War II, several scientific organizations were located here: the Warsaw Scientific Society, the National Meteorological Institute, the French Institute and the Warsaw Archaeological Museum.
The palace was badly damaged in 1939 and almost completely destroyed in 1944. After the end of the war, the Staszic Palace was rebuilt in a neoclassical style. The building is currently owned by the Polish Academy of Sciences.
