Lelewel Palace

The palace was built in 1755 by Ephraim Lelewel Schröger on behalf of Constance Lölhöffel born of lions jump Jauch in the style of the Rococo in Warsaw. The palace was named according to the shape of her name later used by Constance of Lölhöffel, Polonized: Lelewel. The palace was in Miodowa Street, named in the 18th century because of their palaces also Pałacowa Street.

Predecessors

Originally there was a wooden palace on the property that belonged to Krzysztof Gembicki († 1659). Gembicki was last Castellan of Gniezno and voivode of Inowrocław. The building was destroyed by Swedish and Brandenburg troops in times of Khmelnytsky Uprising. Built in 1662, the new owner Stanisław Razicki a new wooden palace. The complex came into the episode in the possession of the Voivode of Sieradz Kazimierz Aleksander Szembek ( 1682-1756 ). He was from 1739 to 1740 to build a new brick building, of which only the floor plan is included in the resulting overall schematic plan of future expansions. From 1752 he acquired the building owner of the Palais Lelewel the on the rear side reaching up to Długa Street property.

Extension

Schröger, to the well so the choice as an architect fell because he worked for Joachim Daniel Jauch Saxon building department before, built for the building owner to preserve the existing corps de logis the front section and the wings in the yard. The system " is undoubtedly modeled after Paris Hotels " was built (see mansion ) by the bites of the architecture works by Mariette ( 1727 or 1738) and JF Blondel ( 1752) were known. Schröger used sent the irregularities of the ground plan in his planning. Also for the interior were preserved the designs. At the back of the staircase, a mural was provided. The differing only in detail model of this wall decoration was the stairs to the apartment of the Princes in the Palace of Versailles, which should have been known by a stitch in the 1738 published third volume of Mariette's L'Architecture française in Warsaw. The witty designed Street View initially remained, however, a torso - the left courtyard building was only later by the architect Simon Gottlieb train (1733-1807) completed after Constance of Lölhöffel had in 1787 sold the palace. Her husband had died in 1763.

Street frontage

Right wing building

Hofportale

Staircase

Staircase

Hall

The Episcopal Palace of Skierniewice also built by Schröger there are numerous stylistic similarities. These and additional architectural history investigations justify the attribution of the Palais Lelewel to Ephraim Schröger. " In the designs for the Palais Lelewel revealed even in the context of the Rococo style of the Saxon construction office an architect of high qualities who mastered the difficult task with great skill and self- ingenuity allowed us to perceive. The designs are in spite of her due to the emergence of time different style character quite the later significant achievements Schrögers worthy. "

The Palais Lelewel is architekturgeschlich interesting for the influences in Schrögers work, he has received in the Saxon building department and from which he later developed into the most important early classical architects Poland next train.

Remodeling and destruction

1787 bought by the wealthy businessman Henryk Jarzewicz the palace of Constance of Lölhöffel. He left the group after Szregers building plans by Simon Bogumil complete train. She was rebuilt in neoclassical style. 1850 to 1851, the individual parts of the building for the Lesser family have been completely rebuilt and structurally connected with each other. Here, the construction of the Voivode Szembek was laid down. During the Second World War, the buildings were destroyed.

The building owner

Constance Jauch (1722-1802) married in 1741 in Warsaw, the Polish Royal Councilor and personal physician of King Augustus III. , Heinrich Lölhöffel of lions jump ( 1705-1763 ). She was the daughter of Joachim Daniel von Jauch (1668-1745), who had amassed a considerable fortune as Electoral Saxon Major General, Royal Polish colonel and director of the Saxon construction office in Warsaw and inherited his only daughter.

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