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Royal Castle, Warsaw

Trevano, Giovanni; Castelli, Matteo
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Alternative Title
Zamek Królewski w Warszawie
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/181590
Date
1971-1988
Description
Elaborate highboy or secretary with inlaid gilt screen; In 1595, King Sigismund III Vasa made a decision to expand the castle when Warsaw became his new capital. Reconstruction in the Mannerist-early Baroque style was done between 1598-1619. The Castle was enlarged and given its present five-sided shape (pentagon with a courtyard), with an imposing early Roman Baroque style elevation facing the town, and a high (clock) tower known as the Sigismund's Tower. Some north European features include the form of the tower cupolas. It has been reconstructed to this period. Some of the art and interior decoration (including fireplaces, stuccowork, panelling, floors etc.) were saved in 1939 and later replaced. In 1980, the Royal Castle, together with the Old Town was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Today it is a historical and national monument, and is listed as a national museum. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/ (accessed 5/14/2015)
Type of Work
royal palace
Subject
military or war, rulers and leaders, Restoration and conservation, World War, 1939-1945, Mannerist (Renaissance-Baroque style)
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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