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Wilhelm Ellis Rau Palace (
Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...
: ''Pałacyk Wilhelma Ellisa Raua'') is a historical building, located on
Ujazdów Avenue Ujazdów may refer to the following places in Poland: *Ujazdów, Warsaw, a neighbourhood in Śródmieście, Warsaw **Ujazdów Avenue in Warsaw **Ujazdów Castle in Warsaw **Ujazdów Park in Warsaw *Ujazdów, Włodawa County in Lublin Voivodeship (e ...
in
Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...
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. The palace was built between 1866 and 1868 under architect Leandro Marconi's designs. In the nineteen-twenties of the
Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...
interwar In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period, also known as the interbellum (), lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days) – from the end of World War I (WWI) to the beginning of World War II ( ...
period the palace was rented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, serving the function of vice-minister
Jan Szembek Count Jan Sebastian Szembek (1672-1731) was a Polish szlachcic. He was Recorder of the Crown starting in 1699, Vice-Chancellor of the Crown in 1702, and Grand Chancellor of the Crown since 1712. He was also the starost of Łomża in 1706. Marsh ...
's residence. The villa burned down in 1944. After
World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, the building was rebuilt between 1948 and 1949, under Polish architect Szymon Syrkus and Swiss architect Hans Schmidt. The palace, which is next to the US Embassy, houses the Embassy of Switzerland and the Swiss export promotional organisation Osec. File:Rau1DSC 1039.JPG, View of Rau Palace from
Ujazdów Avenue Ujazdów may refer to the following places in Poland: *Ujazdów, Warsaw, a neighbourhood in Śródmieście, Warsaw **Ujazdów Avenue in Warsaw **Ujazdów Castle in Warsaw **Ujazdów Park in Warsaw *Ujazdów, Włodawa County in Lublin Voivodeship (e ...
File:Rau6DSC 1048.JPG, Garden view with Swiss flag File:Rau5DSC 1044.JPG, Detailed sculpture on the palace's walls


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