Kazimierz Palace
Following the devastations wrought by the Deluge, the Villa Regia was rebuilt twice, in 1652 and 1660, to designs by Izydor Affait or Titus Livius Burattini, and came to be called the "Kazimierz Palace" for King Jan II Kazimierz, who favored it as a residence.
Abandoned in 1667, the palace later became the property of King Jan III Sobieski. In 1695 the building was totally destroyed by fire.
About 1724 the property's ownership was transferred to King August II. In this period were constructed an entrance gate at Krakowskie Przedmieście and eight barracks set perpendicularly to the palace façade.
In 1735 the palace became the property of Count Aleksander Józef Sułkowski. A brickworks, a stove factory and a brewery were established here, and in 1737-39 he rebuilt the palace, probably to a rococo design by Johann Sigmund Deybel and Joachim Daniel von Jauch. The palace was enlarged and covered with mansard roofs. The central portion of the building was adorned with a bulbous top bearing a clock and an eagle.
In 1765 ownership was transferred to King Stanisław August Poniatowski, who located the Corps of Cadets here following interior redesigns by Domenico Merlini. From 1769, the famous newspaper sponsored by the King, the Monitor, was printed in an establishment housed in an outbuilding of the palace. On April 5, 1769, the patriotic play Junak was presented on a Cadet Corps stage in the palace.
In 1794, after the suppression of the Kościuszko Uprising, the Corps of Cadets was closed down.
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