The palace was built in the Baroque style in 1677-1695 for the governor of Plock, Jan Dobrogost Krasinski, and its author was the architect Tilman from Gameran. Construction began in the spring of 1677 and by 1682 the main building was ready in its raw state. In March 1699, during the carnival, King Augustus II the Strong took part in a ball in the palace, followed by a ceremony to mark the signing of the peace in Karlowitz. Interior decoration was interrupted by the Third Northern War and the looting of the palace by the Swedes in 1702. After the death of Dobrogost, the palace became the property of his grandson, the elder of Opinohora, Blazey Krasinski, in 1717. In 1763, Bishop Adam Krasinsky of Kamianetski became the sole owner.
On December 5.1765, the palace was acquired by the Republic of Poland for the residence of the Crown Treasury Commission, and then the reconstruction was carried out and, finally, the interior decoration was completed according to the design of Jakub Fontana.
Since then, it has been called the palace of the Commonwealth of Nations. In 1766, the Krasinsky Garden was opened to the public. In December 1782, the palace burned down. After a fire, which consumed a large part of the interior, the palace was rebuilt by December 1783 according to the project of Dominic Merlini. In the era of the Kingdom of Poland, in 1827-1828, sessions of the Diet were held here. In 1835, the palace was restored after the destruction caused by hostilities during the November Uprising. In the period preceding the January Uprising in 1861, the head of the civil government, Oleksandr Velikopolsky, lived in the palace.
In 1917-1939, it was the seat of the Supreme Court. In September 1939, the palace was damaged. On August 27.1944, during the Warsaw Uprising, the palace was bombed by German planes, as a result of which 27 rebels of the "Umbrella" battalion were killed. As a result of fighting in the ruins in the following days, the palace almost completely burned down.
After the war, the destruction of the building was estimated at 85%. The reconstruction began in 1948 according to the project of Mechyslav Kuzma and Zbigniew Stepinski and was completed in 1961. In 1958, the building was taken over by the National Library.
Currently, the building belongs to the National Library. It contains about 5% of the 4.000 manuscripts of the Zał uska Library and the Polish Museum in Rapperswil, the Wilanó w Library collection, as well as other old prints and graphic collections collected later. Worthy of attention are the priceless illustrated Polish and foreign medieval manuscripts.
On December 5.1765, the palace was acquired by the Republic of Poland for the residence of the Crown Treasury Commission, and then the reconstruction was carried out and, finally, the interior decoration was completed according to the design of Jakub Fontana.
Since then, it has been called the palace of the Commonwealth of Nations. In 1766, the Krasinsky Garden was opened to the public. In December 1782, the palace burned down. After a fire, which consumed a large part of the interior, the palace was rebuilt by December 1783 according to the project of Dominic Merlini. In the era of the Kingdom of Poland, in 1827-1828, sessions of the Diet were held here. In 1835, the palace was restored after the destruction caused by hostilities during the November Uprising. In the period preceding the January Uprising in 1861, the head of the civil government, Oleksandr Velikopolsky, lived in the palace.
In 1917-1939, it was the seat of the Supreme Court. In September 1939, the palace was damaged. On August 27.1944, during the Warsaw Uprising, the palace was bombed by German planes, as a result of which 27 rebels of the "Umbrella" battalion were killed. As a result of fighting in the ruins in the following days, the palace almost completely burned down.
After the war, the destruction of the building was estimated at 85%. The reconstruction began in 1948 according to the project of Mechyslav Kuzma and Zbigniew Stepinski and was completed in 1961. In 1958, the building was taken over by the National Library.
Currently, the building belongs to the National Library. It contains about 5% of the 4.000 manuscripts of the Zał uska Library and the Polish Museum in Rapperswil, the Wilanó w Library collection, as well as other old prints and graphic collections collected later. Worthy of attention are the priceless illustrated Polish and foreign medieval manuscripts.
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