Blanka_Palace

Blank Palace

Blank Palace

Historic site in Mazowsze Province, Poland

The Blank Palace (Polish: Pałac Blanka) is a historic building on ulica Senatorska in Warsaw, Poland.

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The palace was built by architect Szymon Bogumił Zug between 1762 and 1764 for Filip Nereusz Szaniawski. In 1777, ownership was transferred to a Warsaw banker of French descent, Piotr Blank.[1]

In the interwar period, the palace served as the residence of the Mayor of Warsaw, Stefan Starzyński. It was heavily damaged during the 1944 Warsaw Uprising and was rebuilt between 1947 and 1949.[2]

The Blank Palace now houses the Ministry of Sport and Tourism.[3]

  • Blank Palace's east face
  • Blank Palace at ulica Senatorska and Nowy Przejazd
  • Blank Palace gate

References

  1. [1]
    "Senatorska 14 - Pałac Blanka". dawnawarszawa.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  2. [2]
    Turystyki, Stołeczne Biuro. "Pałac Blanka | WarsawTour - Oficjalny portal turystyczny m.st. Warszawy". www.warsawtour.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2017-07-24. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Warszawa - Pałac Blanka". Polskie Zabytki. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
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