Sobański Palace
| Sobanski Palace | ||
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 Main facade |
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| Creation time : | 1852 | |
| Castle type : | Palace | |
| Conservation status: | Reconstructed | |
| Place: | Warsaw | |
| Geographical location | 52 ° 13 '17 " N , 21 ° 1' 26.3" E | |
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The Sobański Palace (Polish: Pałac Sobańskich , also called Willa Anieli Bławackiej ) is a particularly beautiful and harmoniously designed city residence in the Renaissance style on Warsaw's avenue Aleje Ujazdowskie . The building, which was built in the second half of the 19th century, initially served as an aristocratic residence and after the Second World War as the seat of various institutions. Today the refurbished building in Warsaw's inner city district houses the headquarters of a Polish trade association and a restaurant. The address of the palace is Al. Ujazdowskie 13 and is framed by a building of the Ministry of Justice (on the south side) and the Wielopolski Palace (on the north side).
history
The history of the palace's origins is controversial. According to prevailing opinion, the present palace was built in 1876 as a new building based on a design by Leandro Marconi . A palace standing in the same place here was demolished before it was rebuilt. However, it is also possible that this older (and smaller) palace was integrated into Marconi's new building.
The original building was built between 1852 and 1854 in the "Tuscan style" by Julian Ankiewicz for Aniela Bławicka, b. Ostrowska built. Probably in 1861 Ludwig Krasiński took over the palace from the owner at the time, Aleksander Bobrownicki; in the same year he sold the building to Emilia Sobańska, b. Lubieńska. Presumably the new owner had the old building demolished and the new building built. A statue of David from the 19th century, which is a copy of the sculpture by Donatello made around 1440, has been placed in the garden . In 1912, the busts of the Polish kings Casimir the Great and Władysław II Jagiełło were added to the front facade - based on the model of the sarcophagi in Kraków's Wawel Cathedral .
The palace was severely damaged during the Warsaw Uprising . After the war, it was rebuilt between 1946 and 1950 under Piotr Biegański . From 1947 it was the seat of the Conservatory, later the palace housed the headquarters of the Front of National Unity ( Komitet Frontu Jedności Narodu ), the Provincial Council of the Patriotic Movement for National Renewal ( Patriotycznego Ruchu Odrodzenia Narodowego ), the citizens' committee "Solidarność" ( Komitet Obywatelskiego “Solidarność” ) and the Lech Wałęsa Institute ( Instytut Lecha Wałęsy ).
At the end of the 1990s, the Polish businessman Jan Bohdan Wejchert bought the palace through Wejchert Investments and renovated it. Today the Polska Rada Biznesu club and the affiliated restaurant “Amber Room” are located here.
architecture
The building is - unlike most of the others - on the Al. Ujazdowskie erected palaces - about 20 meters from the street. The two-storey core building with a basement stands on a rectangle, it has pavilion-like single-storey extensions on both sides. The eclectic architecture essentially bears traits of the Renaissance, the decoration is very detailed.
The large park that originally surrounded the property was greatly reduced in size in the interwar years. Today the Aleja Przyjaciół building is located here. Nevertheless, the remaining plot of land is still generously cut with around 3,500 square meters.
References and comments
- ↑ according to Information about Pałac Sobańskich on the City of Warsaw website (in Polish)
- ↑ a b according to Brief information ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at Klimatywarszawy.pl (in Polish)
- ↑ Emilia Sobańska was the wife of Feliks Sobański
- ↑ according to Magdalena Lemańska, Odszedł biznesmen-wizjoner at Rp.pl on November 2, 2009 (in Polish)
See also
literature
- Julius A. Chroscicki and Andrzej Rottermund: Architectural Atlas of Warsaw. 1st edition, Arkady, Warsaw 1978, p. 217
- Tadeusz S. Jaroszewski: Palaces and Residences in Warsaw. Interpress publishing house, Warsaw 1985, ISBN 83-223-2049-3 , pp. 145f.
Web links
- Brief information on the website of the restaurant operator (in English)
- Information about the Polskiej Rady Biznesu club on their website (in English)