Kotowski Palace

Kotowski Palace
Kotowski Palace
	Kotowski Palace: design by Tylman van Gameren
General information
Architectural style	Baroque
Town or city	Warsaw
Country	Poland
Construction started	1682
Completed	1684
Demolished	1944
Client	Adam Kotowski
Design and construction
Architect	Tylman van Gameren

The Kotowski Palace (Polish: Pałac Kotowskich) was a 17th-century palace in Warsaw, Poland. It served as the main cloister building for the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration.

History[]

The palace was built some time between 1682 and 1684 for , the royal cup-bearer at King Jan Sobieski's court, and his wife Małgorzata Durant. This large, three-storied Baroque building in Palladian style was designed by Tylman van Gameren. In 1688 it was purchased by Queen Maria Kazimiera and transferred to the Benedictines of the Blessed Sacrament. From 1688 till 1692 the Kotowski residence was transformed into a church-cum-cloister by Tylman van Gameren.^[1] In the 18th century the monastery was enlarged. Around 1745 the new palace was built at the New Town Market Square and from 1771 till 1779 King Stanisław August Poniatowski established a new building situated at the escarpment. Those two buildings were connected in 1788.

During the Second World War, the building was used as a hospital. This made it a frequent target for bombing by the Germans in the Warsaw Uprising.^[2] The palace was completely destroyed by them afterwards and was never reconstructed.^[3]

References[]

^ Stefan Kieniewicz, ed. (1984). Warszawa w latach 1526-1795 (Warsaw in 1526-1795) (vol. II) |format= requires |url= (help) (in Polish). Warsaw. ISBN 83-01-03323-1.
^ "Historia kościoła św. Kazimierza". www.sakramentki.opoka.org.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 20 November 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
^ "Zespół kościelno-klasztorny Sakramentek na Rynku Nowego Miasta". www.varsovia.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 13 June 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2008.