Description of the attraction
The Paca-Radziwills Palace is a baroque palace located in the center of Warsaw. The palace was built at the end of the 17th century for Prince Dominik Radziwill; the architect Tilman Gameren worked on the creation of the palace. The Radziwills family owned the residence until the beginning of the 19th century (with a break in the years 1744-1759, when it belonged to Bishop Andrzej Zaluska). In 1757, Giacomo Fountain was invited to improve the palace. During this period, new outbuildings appeared, an outbuilding and a stable were added.
During the Kosciuszko uprising in 1794, the palace was partially destroyed. During the Prussian occupation in 1807-1809, the building housed a theater, and later military barracks and a hospital.
In 1825, the palace was acquired by Ludwig Ras, who wished to rebuild the building according to the project of Henrik Marconi in the classical style. There were pavilions, an arcade, a semicircular gate, a frieze over the arcades, and reliefs by Louis Kaufman. Since Ludwig took part in the uprising, in 1835 all his fortune, along with the palace, was confiscated. After nationalization, the damaged palace was for some time in the hands of Stefan Balinski, and since 1876 the building has housed the district court.
During the Second World War, the Pac-Radziwill Palace was badly damaged, restoration work was carried out in 1947-1951 according to the project of Czeslav Konopka and Henry Bialobrzeski.
Currently, the palace houses the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
