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Secrets of the Past
The Palace
in the hands
of the Potocki
of Gaiicia
In 1886 Count Jozef Potocki of Antoniny, the grandson of Natalia Sanguszkowa
nee Potocka and great-great-grandson of Stanislaw Kostka Potocki, acquired the Pal-
ace. He bought it from its previous owner for the sum of 310 thousand roubles, but
did not embark on a thorough renovation until a decade later. Unger’s pavilion was
demolished and the court was cleared up (Fig. 62); a set of Neo-Baroque grilles was
mounted on either side of the corps de garde (Figs. 63-66). The restoration was con-
ducted by brothers Leandro and Wladyslaw Marconi. By 1900 the Palace looked as
good as new, as described by Aleksander Kraushar in the text quoted at the begin-
Fig. 62. View of the Czartoryski-Potocki Pai- ning of this chapter. One of the Warsaw newspapers reported on the restoration of
ace ca. 1900; ISPAN the princely residence to its former splendour as follows: Thanks to the embellishments
which are being done on it Count Jozef Potocki's Palace on the Krakowskie Przedmiescie
is acquiring more and more of an appearance to match its grand title. Following the
clearing up and gravelling of its huge court a set ofentrance gates have been installed, an
The Palace
in the hands
of the Potocki
of Gaiicia
In 1886 Count Jozef Potocki of Antoniny, the grandson of Natalia Sanguszkowa
nee Potocka and great-great-grandson of Stanislaw Kostka Potocki, acquired the Pal-
ace. He bought it from its previous owner for the sum of 310 thousand roubles, but
did not embark on a thorough renovation until a decade later. Unger’s pavilion was
demolished and the court was cleared up (Fig. 62); a set of Neo-Baroque grilles was
mounted on either side of the corps de garde (Figs. 63-66). The restoration was con-
ducted by brothers Leandro and Wladyslaw Marconi. By 1900 the Palace looked as
good as new, as described by Aleksander Kraushar in the text quoted at the begin-
Fig. 62. View of the Czartoryski-Potocki Pai- ning of this chapter. One of the Warsaw newspapers reported on the restoration of
ace ca. 1900; ISPAN the princely residence to its former splendour as follows: Thanks to the embellishments
which are being done on it Count Jozef Potocki's Palace on the Krakowskie Przedmiescie
is acquiring more and more of an appearance to match its grand title. Following the
clearing up and gravelling of its huge court a set ofentrance gates have been installed, an