Lorentz, Stanisław; Rottermund, Andrzej: Neoclassicism in Poland (Warsaw, 1986)

of neoclassical restraint and simplicity, while the decora-
tion was limited to sculpted griffins and Fames.
Bibtiography. P. Biegański, Pałac Staszica (Staszic Pałace - in Polish),
Warsaw 1951
Sylwester Szpilowski (d. 1832)
162 [156] Kalisz, former edifice of the Court of Justice,
front elevation, 1820-1824
Apart from Warsaw, the great project of town planning and
architecture in the Kingdom of Poland in 1815-1830
covered a large number of urban centres, including Kalisz,
Radom, Łowicz, Sochaczew and Łódź. At Kalisz, Św.
Józefa Sąuare and Babicza Street were laid out at that time
and a large number of public edifices constructed or
reconstructed. The work of the architect Sylwester
Szpilowski, who transferred to Kalisz the monumental
Warsaw patterns created by eminent Warsaw architects,
such as Ch.P. Aigner and A. Corazzi, was very notable
here. An example of the monumental architectural com-
position is the edifice of the former Court of Justice, which
was built by Szpilowski.
Bibliography: Katalog zabytków w Polsce (A Catalogue of Art Mo-
nunicnrs in Poland), vol. V, woj. poznańskie (Poznań District), no 6,
poił-, kaliski (Kalisz County - in Polish), edited by T. Ruszczyńska,
A. Sławska, Z. Winiarz, Warsaw 1960, pp. 39-40
Antonio Corazzi
163 [157] Radom, former edifice of the Commission for
Sandomierz District, front elevation, 1822-1827
Corazzi, the leading representative of late Warsaw neoclas-
sicism and the author of the most outstanding edifices in
the Capital from 1818-1830, also designedbuildingsinthe
large towns of the Kingdom of Poland. There were build-
ings designed by Corazzi at Siedlce, Radom, Radzymin,
Suwałki and Lublin. Thus, the monumental style of
Corazzian architecture affected the work of provincial
architects, which in turn was one of the reasons why
neoclassical forms were preserved in the country until the
middle of the 19th century.
Bibliography: Katalog zabytków sztuki w Polsce (A Catalogue of Art
Monuments in Poland), vol. Ili, woj. kieleckie (Kielce District), no 10,
pow. radomski (Radom County-in Polish), edited by K. Szczepkowski,
E. Krygier, J.Z. Łoziński, Warsaw, pp. 33-34
Karl Ferdinand Langhans (1781-1869)
164 [158] Wrocław, 16 Solny Sąuare, former stock ex-
change, detail of the elevation, 1822-1824
The edifice of the former stock exchange is one of the most
imposing buildings in Wrocław. It was built by Langhans
and it was related in composition to the faęade of Hatzfeld’s
pałace which had been built almost 60 years before;
however, some elements of this composition, such as the
tripartite Windows on the central axis of the pałace and the
strongly rusticated surface of the ground-floor walls,
augured neo-Renaissance designs. The most characteristic

motif of the faęade decoration - garlands with eagles - was
drawn from the formal repertory of the Empire style. The
former stock exchange should be recognized as a late
neoclassical work in which a number of the elements of
composition indicated the approach of new tendencies in
architecture.
Bibliography: Pilchowie, Monuments in I.ower Silesia, p. 190; Sztuka
Wrocławia (The Arts in Wrocław- in Polish), Wrocław-Warsaw-Cracow
1967, pp. 398-399
Antonio Corazzi
165 [160, 163, 164] Warsaw, Dzierżyńskiego Sąuare,
generał view of the design; 5 Dzierżyńskiego Sąuare,
pałace of the Government Commission on Revenue and
Treasury, generał view and detail of the frieze, 1823-1825
Corazzi rebuilt the pałace of the Government Commission
on Revenue and Treasury from the former pałace of the
Leszczyński family. The sculptures in the tympanum,
representing the ałlegories of Wisdom, Commerce and
Industry and of the Vistula and Bug Rivers, were carried
out by P. Maliński; the frieze which runs round the edifice
and consists of cupids supporting garlands, was by M.
Vincenti. The monumental architecture of the pałace is
very characteristic of Corazzi’s style. He used here łonie
colonnades on the side of the sąuare and as many as three
Corinthian portieoes in the courtyard. The architect’s
design included the opening of a Street on the opposite side
of the sąuare, and the central portico of the pałace inside
the courtyard was to become the central point of an axial
planning composition. The pałace, with the whole building
complex, was destroyed in 1944. It was reconstructed in
1950-1954 under the supervision of Piotr Biegański.
Bibliography: P. Biegański, Pałac Staszica (Staszic Pałace - in Polish),
Warsaw 1951, pp. 50, 56; S. Łoza, Szkice warszawskie (Warsaw Sketches
-in Polish), Warsaw 1958, pp. 51-67
Antonio Corazzi
166 [161] Warsaw, 3 Dzierżyńskiego Sąuare, pałace of the
Minister of the Treasury, front elevation, 1825-1830
Together with the pałace of the Government Commission
on Revenue and Treasury and the edifice of the Bank, the
pałace of the Minister of the Treasury was part of the
former complex of government buildings, constitutingone
of the best specimens of architecture in the Capital. In
building the pałace of the Minister of the Treasury, Corazzi
reemployed the walls of the old baroąue pałace of the
Ogiński family. In contrast to the almost archaeological
forms of portieoes and colonnades in the pałace of the
Government Commission on Revenue and Treasury, in the
pałace of the Minister of the Treasury, where the private
character of the building allowed freer composition, the
architect was able to design the elevation on a few planes
and introduce terraces on two levels. In doing this, he
achieved a picturesąue effect, enhanced further by the
impressive interplay of light on the highly differentiated
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