The Royal Castle in Warsaw (Polish: ZamekKrólewski w Warszawie) is a royal palace and was the official residence of the Polish monarchs. It is located in the PlacZamkowy in Warsaw, at the entrance to the Old Town.The personal offices of the king and the administrative offices of the Royal Court of Poland were located there from the 16th century until the Partitions of Poland. In its long history the Royal Castle was repeatedly devastated and plundered by Swedish, Brandenburgian. German, and Russian armies.The Constitution of May 3, 1791, Europe's first modern codified national constitution, as well as the second-oldest national constitution in the world, was drafted here by the Four-Year Sejm. In the 19th century, after the collapse of the November Uprising, it was used as an administrative center by the Tsar. Between 1926 and World War II the palace was the seat of the Polish president, IgnacyMościcki. After the devastation of World War II it was rebuilt and reconstructed.Today it is a historical and national monument, and is listed as a national museum.

Successive owners of the CastleJan III SobieskiMichał Korybut WiśniowieckiWładysław IV WazaJan II Kazimierz WazaStanisław August PoniatowskiAugust II SasStanisław LeszczyńskiAugust III Sas

PLAN OF FOUNDATION OF CASTLE(gray indicates a plan today, red plan of XV c.)1. Great Tower2. CuriaMaior (big house) 3 Curia minor (smaller house) 4. Royal bedroom5. Judicialshed6. Krakowska Gate7. Collegiate Church of St. John

Royal Castle in Warsaw in 1920

The Royal Castle in Warsaw burning 17.09.1939 after a German shellfire.

Remains of the Royal Castle in Warsaw, capital of Poland - blowed up by German forces on 27 november 1944, according to Adolf Hitler`s order. Photo done in the middle of 1945.

Warsaw by Bernardo Belotto (Canaletto II)

Castle in the winter robe

Castel from other side, in down comunication tunnels

Kubicki Arcadeon the project of reconstruction eastern facade of the Royal Castle in Warsawby JakubKubicki, from the years 1816-1818

Kubicki Arcade and rear of the castle.

Arcade, built with extraordinary momentum in the years 1818-21 by the architect James Kubicki as a Castle Terrace, which contain underneath the cobbled street with a length of 200 meters. Now this space has been equipped with giant skylights and the street turned into a great, a little unconventional but very beautifull interior of the castle.

Chamber of Deputies of Polish Seym in Warsaw Royal Castle

Knights' Hall

Knights' Hall

Little Chapel of the castle

Throne Hall

Royal Cabinet - general view

Vestibule before the Great Hall, also called the Great Anti-Chambre.

Vestibule of Grand Hall; paintings by Noël Hallé

MarbleRoom; was used as a second vestibule in the apartment

Plafond painted by Marcello Bacciarelli

Sala Wielka

Canaletto Room

Apartment of Prince Stanislaus

OvalGallery

Musicroom

Royal bedroom

Stanislaw August Poniatowski, the last Polish king; portrait painted by Marcello Bacciarelli: in the castlecollection.

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