Krasiński Palace
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![Krasiński Palace, 1770. Painting by Bernardo Bellotto.](../../../upload/shared/thumb/9/9e/Krasinskich_5_01.jpg/180px-Krasinskich_5_01.jpg)
Krasiński Palace, 1770. Painting by Bernardo Bellotto.
The Krasiński Palace (Pałac Krasińskich; Pałac Rzeczypospolitej [Palace of the Republic]) is a baroque palace in Warsaw, Poland. It is located on Plac Krasińskich (Krasiński Square) at .
The palace was built in 1677-95 for the Voivode of Płock, Jan Dobrogost Krasiński, according to a design by Tylman of Gameren. Today it is part of the Polish National Library's Special Collections Section (Manuscripts and Old Prints).
The building's facade features sculptures by Andreas Schlüter. The decorations inside the building were designed in the 1780s by Domenico Merlini and were restored after World War II.
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- This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding Polish Wikipedia article as of 15 May 2006.