Enlightenment in Poland - Architecture

Architecture

The center of the neoclassical architecture in Poland was Warsaw under the reign of Stanisław August Poniatowski. Classicism came to Poland in the 18th century. The best known architects and artists, who worked in Poland were Dominik Merlini, Jan Chrystian Kamsetzer, Szymon Bogumił Zug, Stanisław Zawadzki, Efraim Szreger, Antonio Corazzi, Jakub Kubicki, Christian Piotr Aigner, Wawrzyniec Gucewicz and Bertel Thorvaldsen.

The first stage, called the Stanislavian style, followed by an almost complete inhibition and a period known as the Congress Kingdom classicism. The most famous buildings of the Stanislavian period include the Royal Castle in Warsaw, rebuilt by Dominik Merlini and Jan Christian Kamsetzer, Palace on the Water, Królikarnia and the palace in Jabłonna.

From the period of the Congress Kingdom are Koniecpolski Palace and the St. Alexander's Church in Warsaw, the Temple of the Sibyl in Puławy, rebuilding the Łańcut Castle. The leading figure in the Congress Kingdom was Antoni Corrazzi. Corazzi has created a complex of Bank Square in Warsaw, the edifices of the Treasury, Revenue and the Commission of Government, the building of the Staszic Palace, Mostowski Palace and designed the Grand Theatre.

Neoclassical architecture in Poland
  • Palaces

  • Łazienki Palace in Warsaw, 1764-1795

  • Marynka Palace in Puławy, 1790-1794

  • Królikarnia Palace in Warsaw, 1782-1786

  • Gorzeński Palace in Dobrzyca, 1795-1799

  • Presidential Palace in Warsaw, 1818

  • Staszic Palace in Warsaw, 1820-1823

  • Mostowski Palace in Warsaw, 1823-1824

  • Czartoryski Palace in Puławy, 1840-1843

  • City structures

  • Działyński House in Poznań, 1773-1776

  • Zbaraski House in Kraków, 1777-1783

  • Town Hall in Siedlce, 1766-1769

  • Guard Building, 1783-1787

  • Great Theatre in Warsaw, 1825-1833

  • Commission Palace in Warsaw, 1823-1825

  • Ministry of Treasury in Warsaw, 1825-1828

  • Polish Bank in Warsaw, 1825-28

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