Wilanów Palace
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royal palace located in the Wilanów district, Warsaw
Key facts
- Type
- Palace
- Architectural style
- Baroque
- Location
- Warsaw , Poland
- Current tenants
- Wilanów Palace Museum
- Construction started
- 23 April 1677
- Client
- John III Sobieski
- Owner
- National Museum, Warsaw
- Architect
- Augustyn Wincenty Locci
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Poland
- Located in
- Wilanów
- Founded by
- John III Sobieski
- Owned by
- John III Sobieski
- Official website
- www.wilanow-palac.art.pl
- Image
- Wilanów Palace.jpg
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- Commons category
- Wilanów Palace
- Commons gallery
- Pałac w Wilanowie
- architect
- Augustyn Wincenty Locci
- architectural style
- baroque architecture
- postal code
- 02-958
- inception
- 1677-00-00
- commissioned by
- John III Sobieski
- street address
- ul. Stanisława Kostki Potockiego 10
- P6482
- Wilanów Palace
- Polish cultural heritage register number
- 639/3
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Encyclopedic overview
Wilanów Palace (Polish: Pałac w Wilanowie, Polish pronunciation: [ˈpawad͡z v vilaˈnɔvjɛ]) is a former royal palace located in the Wilanów district of Warsaw, Poland. It was built between 1677 and 1696 for the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania John III Sobieski according to a design by architect Augustyn Wincenty Locci. Wilanów Palace survived Poland's partitions and both World Wars, and so serves as one of the most remarkable examples of Baroque architecture in the country.
It is one of Poland's most important monuments. The palace's museum, established in 1805, is a repository of the country's royal and artistic heritage and receives around 3 million visitors annually (2019), making it one of the most visited palaces and monuments in the world. The palace and park in Wilanów host cultural events and concerts, including Summer Royal Concerts in the Rose Garden and the International Summer Early Music Academy.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wilanów Palace” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.