Saxon Palace

Saxon Palace
Pałac Saski
Saxon Palace, ca. 1890
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General information
Architectural styleNeoclassical (1838)
Town or cityWarsaw
CountryPoland
Coordinates52°14′28″N 21°00′41″E / 52.24111°N 21.01139°E / 52.24111; 21.01139
Construction started1666[1]
Renovated2030 (in progress)[2]
Destroyed1944
Design and construction
Architect(s)Adam Idźkowski (1838)
Saxon Palace in the 18th century, view from the Saxon Garden.
Saxon Palace, seen from Saxon Square. Before the arcade housing the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier stands Thorvaldsen's equestrian statue of Prince Józef Poniatowski (after World War II, relocated to Krakowskie Przedmieście, in front of the Presidential Palace).

The Saxon Palace (Polish: pałac Saski w Warszawie) was one of the most distinctive buildings in Warsaw, Poland before World War II. It was destroyed by German armed forces after the fall of the Warsaw Uprising in 1944 as part of their planned destruction of Warsaw and not rebuilt since. Ground work commenced in August 2022, after the Polish Government announced a plan regarding reconstruction of the building. It is expected to be completed by 2030.[3]

  1. ^ State Archive of the Capital City of Warsaw, Oś Saska. Pałac Saski [Saxon Axis. Saxon Palace] (in Polish), retrieved 2013-01-16
  2. ^ "Reconstruction of Warsaw palace destroyed in WWII begins". tvpworld.com. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Poland begins work to rebuild historic Saxon Palace: officials". PolskieRadio.pl. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.

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