| Wilhelm Ellis Rau Palace | |
|---|---|
 Wilhelm Ellis Rau Palace | |
| Location | Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship; in Poland |
| Coordinates | 52°13′26″N 21°01′24″E / 52.22389°N 21.02333°E |
| Built | 1868 |
| Architect | Leandro Marconi |
| Architectural style(s) | Renaissance Revival |
  Location of Wilhelm Ellis Rau Palace in Poland | |
Wilhelm Ellis Rau Palace (Polish: Pałacyk Wilhelma Ellisa Raua) is a historical building, located on Ujazdów Avenue in Warsaw, Poland.[1]
The palace was built between 1866 and 1868 under architect Leandro Marconi's designs. In the nineteen-twenties of the Polish interwar period the palace was rented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, serving the function of vice-minister Jan Szembek's residence. The villa burned down in 1944. After World War II, the building was rebuilt between 1948 and 1949, under Polish architect Szymon Syrkus and Swiss architect Hans Schmidt.[2]
The palace, which is next to the US Embassy, houses the Embassy of Switzerland and the Swiss export promotional organisation Osec.[3]
View of Rau Palace from Ujazdów Avenue
Garden view with Swiss flag
Detailed sculpture on the palace's walls
References
- ↑ "Pałacyk Wilhelma Ellisa Rau'a". miasteria.pl. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ↑ "Pałacyk Rau'a - Miasteria.pl". miasteria.pl. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ↑ "Ambasada Szwajcarii w Warszawie". www.eda.admin.ch (in Polish). Retrieved 13 April 2017.
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