Copper-Roof Palace
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| Copper-Roof Palace | |
 The Copper-Roof Palace in winter. |
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| Building information | |
|---|---|
| Town | Warsaw |
| Country | Poland |
| Architect | Jakub Fontana |
| Construction start date | 1720 |
| Completion date | 1730 |
| Date demolished | 1944 |
| Style | Rococo |
The Copper-Roof Palace (Polish: Pałac pod Blachą) is an 18th-century palace in Warsaw, Poland. It takes its unusual name (which is less precisely phrased in the Polish original) from its copper roof — a rarity in the first half of the 18th century.
The palace is contiguous with Warsaw's Royal Castle, and down a slope from the Castle Square and Old Town.
The palace was built in 1720 and was presented to Prince Józef Poniatowski by his uncle, Poland's last king, Stanisław August Poniatowski. The younger Poniatowski was a successful commander in the 1794 Kościuszko Uprising, and later one of Napoleon Bonaparte's marshals.
The Copper-Roof Palace now hosts a collection of oriental carpets.
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