Royal Castle in Warsaw

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The Royal Castle in Warsaw is a reconstructed historic palace that served as the official residence of Polish monarchs and a symbol of the nation’s political and cultural heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf castle
historic building
museum
royal residence
architecturalStyle Baroque
Mannerist architecture
country Poland
destroyedBy Nazi Germany
destroyedDuring World War II
expandedInCentury 16th century
17th century
formerName Royal Castle of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
hasCollection Polish royal portraits
paintings by Bernardo Bellotto (Canaletto)
tapestries of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
hasFunction museum of art and history
hasPart Canaletto Room
Clock Tower
Great Assembly Hall (Ballroom)
Senate chamber
surface form: Senate Chamber

Sigismund Tower
Throne Room
heritageDesignation Historic Monument of Poland
World Heritage Sites in Poland
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Historic Centre of Warsaw)
locatedIn Masovian Voivodeship
Śródmieście, Warsaw
surface form: Old Town, Warsaw

Warsaw
locatedNear Vistula River
locatedOn Castle Square in Warsaw
nearbyFeature Sigismund's Column
Warsaw Old Town area
surface form: Warsaw Old Town Market Place
openToPublic yes
operatedBy Royal Castle in Warsaw self-linksurface differs
surface form: Royal Castle in Warsaw – Museum
originallyBuiltInCentury 14th century
ownedBy State Treasury of Poland
partOf Warsaw Old Town area
surface form: Historic Centre of Warsaw
reconstructedInPeriod 1971–1984
reconstructionFundedBy Republic of Poland
surface form: Polish state

public donations
servedAs official residence of Polish monarchs
seat of the King of Poland
seat of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth authorities
seat of the Sejm
seat of the Senate of Poland
symbolOf Polish national identity
Polish statehood
political and cultural heritage of Poland
touristAttraction major tourist attraction in Warsaw

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Warsaw hasLandmark Royal Castle in Warsaw
subject surface form: Constitution of 3 May 1791
Royal Castle in Warsaw operatedBy Royal Castle in Warsaw self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Royal Castle in Warsaw – Museum
Sigismund III Vasa residence Royal Castle in Warsaw
this entity surface form: Royal Castle, Warsaw
Stanisław II Augustus Poniatowski residence Royal Castle in Warsaw
Władysław IV Vasa residence Royal Castle in Warsaw
Przewrót majowy significantPlace Royal Castle in Warsaw