Mostowski Palace () is an 18th-century palace in

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, located at ''ul. Nowolipie 2'' (2 Nowolipie Street) — prior to

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, at ''ul. Przejazd 15''.

History

The palace had been built in 1762-65 in the

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style for the

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, . In 1795 it became, by inheritance, the property of Tadeusz Mostowski, a prominent figure of revolutionary Poland. The palace was purchased by the government and rebuilt in 1823-24 in the

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style to a design by Antonio Corazzi. The building became the seat of

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's Commission of Internal Affairs and Police, and a venue of

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s by Fryderyk Chopin. In 1831, during the

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, the palace was taken over for the needs of the

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. Renovated in 1920, it became the seat of various municipal offices. During

, in 1944, it was destroyed by the

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, except for the facade. After the war, in 1949, the Mostowski Palace was rebuilt. It is now the seat of

's police headquarters.

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