Śleszyński Palace
The Śleszyński Palace (also called Józef Fox Palace ; in Polish, Pałacyk Śleszyńskich or Pałacyk Józefa Foxa ) is a classicist city residence in Warsaw . Until the 2000s, the palace served as the seat of the embassy of Yugoslavia and later Serbia . Today the property is uninhabited and in need of renovation.
location
The palace is located on the west side of Aleje Ujazdowskie (No. 25) about 350 meters south of Plac Trzech Krzyży and thus belongs to Warsaw's inner city district . The building stands on a corner lot facing Piękna Street. The three-storey Leszczyński Palace is immediately adjacent to the south . Opposite is the northern part of Ujazdowski Park.
history
The residence was built in 1826 based on a design by Antonio Corazzi for Stanisław Śleszyńki and his wife Gertruda, b. Jakubowska and Józef Fox. The front of the building faces Al. Ujazdowskie, a single-storey outbuilding erected in the northern part of the property, was located at ul. Piękna. At the beginning of the November uprising in 1830, the artillery staff of the insurgent Polish troops was housed in the palace; allegedly it was here that the chief of staff, Ignacy Prądzyński, developed his war plan. After the suppression of the uprising, the building was rented out by the owners. The British consulate has been located here since 1840; In 1843 the English consul George Gustavus Charles William du Plat lived in the house.
The Śleszyńki family owned the palace until 1852. From then on it was sold repeatedly. From 1863 to 1912 the Lesser banking family was the owner. Ryszard Edward Kimens bought the property from them and sold it to Franciszek Salezy Potocki (from Peczara ) a year later . At that time, the palace was the seat of the Russian Artists' Club . In the meantime, a dairy had been set up in the neighboring park. In 1928 the property was divided. 2/3 of the total area was sold to industrial companies from Strzemieszyce, the palace passed to Janusz Kirchmeyer. The palace and outbuildings were in a poor structural condition in the inter-war period, and there were rumors of mysterious, unfortunate events in the building. Before the outbreak of World War II, the palace probably belonged to the owner of the neighboring building, diplomat Jan Gawroński.
Both buildings were destroyed in World War II. In 1947/48 the palace was restored under the direction of Helena Syrkusowa and Szymon Syrkus . The outbuilding at ul. Piękna was not rebuilt. After the war, the small palace was also connected to the large neighboring building and the entire complex was used as the embassy of Yugoslavia. Later it was the seat of the Representation of Serbia. In 2010, after a long legal dispute, the property transferred to the family of the Italian journalist and politician Jas Gawroński, the son of the expropriated pre-war owner.
description
The palace is structured very uniformly from classic to late classic. The two-story building is on a rectangular floor plan. The two-storey, sunken portico dominates the front and is crowned by a gable with a semicircular gable window.
The property is currently empty and in need of major renovation.
References and comments
- ↑ Stanisław Śleszyńki was captain of a pioneer battalion. The Śleszyńki couple also created an amusement park in the immediate vicinity of the palace, which was called the “Swiss Valley” (Polish: Dolina Szwajcarska ) because of the hilly terrain .
- ^ Jan Gawroński (1892-1982) was a Polish diplomat. His wife was Luciana Frassati, daughter of the founder of the daily La Stampa
- ↑ according to Article Włoski polityk walczy z Serbią o ... pałacyk w Warszawie at Wprost24.pl from March 9, 2010 (in Polish)
literature
- Julius A. Chroscicki, Andrzej Rottermund: Architectural Atlas of Warsaw. Arkady, Warsaw 1978, DNB 800459628 , pp. 217-218.
- Tadeusz S. Jaroszewski: Palaces and Residences in Warsaw. Interpress, Warsaw 1985, ISBN 83-223-2049-3 , p. 154.
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Coordinates: 52 ° 13 '25 " N , 21 ° 1' 25.3" E