Palace under the plaque
Poland, Warsaw, Castle Square 2
Description:
The palace is located near the Royal Palace in Warsaw, the capital of Poland. The building received its name due to the four-sided roof of the main building, covered with copper tin.
The construction of the palace in the late Baroque style was started in the early XVIII century on the site of an old building in 1656. The final appearance of the building was formed by 1730, when the north wing and the main facade were completed to the previously built southern wing. The architecture of the palace, unlike many similar buildings of its time, did not contain elements of castles and fortifications. The appearance of a huge mansion with 45 bedrooms was more like a manor.
In 1777, the palace passed into the ownership of Stanislaw August Poniatowski, whose nephew - Józef Poniatowski - later organized one of the main city salons in the palace - a hotbed of national identity in Warsaw occupied by Prussian troops. Currently, the palace, opened in 2008 after a major reconstruction, serves as a museum and contains a rich collection of art objects.