Royal Castle of Warsaw

Royal Castle of Warsaw

Royal Castle in the city of Warsaw (Warszawa), Poland (Polska). Originally a medieval residence of the Mazovian Princes, the Royal Castle in Warsaw had a number of occupants across the ages: the Polish kings from 1526 to 1795, the Sejm (the lower chamber of Parliament) until 1569, again the monarchs and the Sejm at the time of the Dukedom of Warsaw and the Congress Kingdom, followed by the management of the National Holdings of Art from 1922 and the President of the Polish Republic from 1926. Restored and furnished with repossessed furniture and works of art, it was partly opened to visitors in 1922-39. Destroyed by the Nazi in 1944, it was rebuilt in 1971-84, and since 1971 has operated as a state-run institution under the name of the Royal Castle in Warsaw – a Monument of National History and Culture. Gradually opening to the public as the restoration and furnishing activities progressed, it opened fully in 1984.