Branicki Palace in Warsaw - courtyard

Wing of Branicki Palace facing the Miodowa Street, with profuse rococo decorations

The Branicki Palace (Polish: Pałac Branickich) is a notable 18th-century magnate's mansion in Warsaw, Poland. It is located at the junction of Podwale and Miodowa Streets. Miodowa (lit. ... North side of the Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo - carriage courtyard: all the stucco details sparkled with gold until 1773, when Catherine II had gilding replaced with olive drab paint. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800 in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Warsaw (disambiguation) and Warszawa (disambiguation). ... Miodowa (lit. ...

The palace was built in 1741 by Fryderyk Albert Lessel for Ludwik Mordacz. Soon after, it was purchased as a residence by Hetman Jan Klemens Branicki. Hetman`s coat of arms Hetman Stanisław Koniecpolski of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Hetman was the title of the second highest military commander (after the monarch) used in 15th to 18th century Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania, known from 1569 to 1795 as the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. ... This article is about the 18th century Hetman. ...

Destroyed in 1941 in a Soviet air raid, it was rebuilt in 1967, based on paintings by Bernardo Belotto, and now houses a museum of literature. Soviet redirects here. ... Strategic bombing is a military strategem used in a total war style campaign that attempts to destroy the economic ability of a nation-state to wage war. ... Capriccio of the Capital Bernado Bellitto (1720/21 - 1780) was a painter. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Old book bindings at the Merton College library. ...

See also

• Palace under the Four Winds