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The Last King of Poland’s Summer Retreat: Royal Lazienki Palace

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The Last King of Poland’s Summer Retreat: Royal Lazienki Palace
The neoclassical-style Palace on the Isle in Warsaw, Poland, reflects the last king of Poland’s love of art and architecture. The palace sits on an artificial lake (seen above). The king used the arts to convey morals, patriotism, and the values of good governance at a time when Poland was occupied for most of his reign. Royal Lazienki Museum
Lorraine Ferrier
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WARSAW, Poland—In 1764, King Stanislaw August Poniatowski bought a baroque bathhouse pavilion along with a surrounding estate to build his summer retreat in Warsaw.

The bathhouse, originally designed by Dutch architect Tylman van Gameren, was extended to make the king’s neoclassical-style summer retreat, the Royal Lazienki Palace. Some of the original bathhouse décor remains inside the palace, which is more commonly known as the Palace on the Isle.

Lorraine Ferrier
Lorraine Ferrier
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Lorraine Ferrier writes about fine arts and craftsmanship for The Epoch Times. She focuses on artists and artisans, primarily in North America and Europe, who imbue their works with beauty and traditional values. She's especially interested in giving a voice to the rare and lesser-known arts and crafts, in the hope that we can preserve our traditional art heritage. She lives and writes in a London suburb, in England.
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