| 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 |
| Design and construction | |
| Client | Adam Kotowski |
| Architect | Tylman Gamerski |
Kotowski Palace (Polish: Pałac Kotowskich) was a 17th-century palace in Warsaw, Poland. It served as a main cloister building for sisters of Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration.
Contents |
It was built some time between 1682 and 1684 for Adam Kotowski and his wife Małgorzata Durant. A 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 into a seat of Benedictines of the Blessed Sacrament. In 1688–92 the Kotowski residence was transformed into a church-cum-cloister by Tylman van Gameren.[1] In the 18th century the monastery was enlarged. In about 1745 the new palace was built at the New Town Market Square and in 1771–79 the king Stanisław Augustus 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 and was never restored.[3]