The original palace was built by
Ludwik Tyszkiewicz, a
Field Hetman of Lithuania. Construction began in 1785, initially to plans by
Stanisław Zawadzki, and was finished in 1792 in the
Neoclassical style, to a design by
Jan Chrystian Kamsetzer. In 1840, the palace was bought by the
Potocki family. During the interwar period, the building was home to
Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego and later to the Polish Academy of Literature. Burned in 1944, the palace was rebuilt after
World War II and is now a property of
Warsaw University. The palace's relatively modest west
façade, on
Krakowskie Przedmieście, is embellished with some fine
stuccowork. The central balcony is supported by four elegant stone
Atlantes carved in 1787 by André Le Brun. ==Gallery==