The Łazienki Palace—[waˈʑɛŋki]; Baths Palace (Polish: Pałac Łazienkowski); also called the Palace on the Water (Polish: Pałac na Wodzie) and the Palace on the Isle (Polish: Pałac na Wyspie)—is a Neoclassical palace in Warsaw's Royal Baths Park.
History
The building began as a bathhouse for Stanisław Herakliusz Lubomirski, owner of adjacent Ujazdów Castle.[1] Stanisław August Poniatowski decided to convert it into private quarters, and it was remodeled by Domenico Merlini between 1764 to 1795. The palace was nearly destroyed by the Germans in World War II.[2] Afterwards the palace served as a barracks.
Architecture
The palace is built on an artificial island that divides the lake into two parts, a smaller northern lake and a larger southern one. The palace is connected to the surrounding park by two Ionic colonnaded bridges. The façades are unified by an entablature carried by giant Corinthian pilasters that link its two floors and are crowned by a balustrade that bears statues of mythologic figures. The north façade is relieved by a central pedimented portico. On the south front, a deep central recess lies behind a screen of Corinthian columns.
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