Sapieha Palace (Warsaw)
| Sapieha Palace | ||
|---|---|---|
 Rear facade |
||
| Creation time : | 1725 | |
| Castle type : | palace | |
| Conservation status: | Reconstructed | |
| Place: | Warsaw | |
| Geographical location | 52 ° 15 ′ 15 ″ N , 21 ° 0 ′ 24 ″ E | |
|
||
The Sapieha Palace , also called Sapieha Barracks (Polish: Pałac Sapiehów or Koszary Sapieżyńskie ), is located in the so-called New Town of Warsaw's inner city district . Originally built as a spacious magnate's residence, it now serves as a school. The address is Ulica Zakroczymska 6 . About 50 meters to the north is the state security printing plant , in the south the garden of the former Mokrowski Palace (today: Hotel Le Regina ) borders on the former palace park (today the schoolyard with sports facilities).
history
The rural manor of Sebastian Rybczyński, a decree writer at the royal court, has stood on the site since the beginning of the 18th century. In 1725, the then castellan of Troki , Jan Fryderyk Sapieha, acquired the property and decided to build a princely residence in its place. Johann Sigmund Deybel was commissioned as the architect , who made a late Baroque design in the style of the Hôtel particulier . From 1731 to 1734, the first step was to build the core building and two short wings, which flanked a short courtyard . After the acquisition of neighboring properties, the wings were extended to the north and south by transverse extensions along the Zakroczymska in the years 1736 to 1746 . Towards the street, a gate, which no longer exists today, closed off the courtyard. When completed, the palace was one of the largest in Warsaw.
barracks
In 1817 the Sapieha family sold the palace to the Polish government . As a result, it was converted into a barracks from 1818 to 1820. The rebuilding design in the neo-renaissance style by Wilhelm Heinrich Minter included the removal of the splendid late baroque decorations. The Polish 4th Infantry Regiment , the so-called “Czwartaki” unit (Polish: 4 Pułk Piechoty Liniowej - “Czwartaków” ) was stationed in the building. Since the regiment fought on the Polish side in the November uprising, the barracks was occupied by a Russian regiment after its suppression. This unit stayed here until the First World War . Even in the period between the wars, the building served the (now again Polish) military, partly as a hospital ( 1. Szpital Okręgowy im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego ).
World War II and post-war period
During the Second World War, the building caught fire during the Warsaw Uprising and was largely destroyed. After the war it was rebuilt from 1951 to 1955 with the facade and external form of the 18th century as a primary school according to a design by Maria Zachwatowicz . Instead of the previously male busts, these were now made female after the daughters of the reconstruction architect. The late baroque palace has three floors, the corps de logis has a rectangular floor plan with corner projections attached to the courtyard . A triangular ornamental gable with rich decoration is located above a balcony on the first floor that towers over the entrance. Today there is a school for hearing impaired children in the building (Polish: Ośrodek Szkolno - Wychowawczy dla Dzieci Słabosłyszących nr 15 im. O. Lipkowskiego ).
See also
Web links
- Szymon Kucharski, on the history of the palace near Sapieha 2005 (in Polish)
- School website (partly in German, no information about the building)
- Information with a historical illustration at Warszawa1939.pl (in Polish)
literature
- Julius A. Chroscicki and Andrzej Rottermund, Architectural Atlas of Warsaw , 1st edition, Arkady, Warsaw 1978, p. 228
- Discover Małgorzata Danecka, Thorsten Hoppe, Warsaw. Tours through the Polish capital , Trescher Verlag, ISBN 978-3-89794-116-8 , Berlin 2008, p. 109
- Tadeusz S. Jaroszewski, Palaces and Residences in Warsaw , Interpress Publishing House, ISBN 83-223-2049-3 , Warsaw 1985, p. 142.
- Janina Rukowska, Travel Guide Warsaw and Surroundings , 3rd edition, ISBN 83-217-2380-2 , Sport i Turystyka, Warsaw 1982, p. 48 f.