Wierusz-Kowalskich Palace in Brwinów, Neoclassical palace in Brwinów, Poland.
The Wierusz-Kowalskich Palace is a brick, rendered neoclassical building on a high base, with a nearly square plan and a wooden roof covered in roofing felt. A rectangular portico with two square outer piers and two fluted Tuscan columns carries a first-floor terrace, and a semicircular projection on another side has a second terrace. The facade is pale grey-white, with a balustraded parapet and shuttered windows.
The palace was built in 1936 by architect Stanisław Grochowicz for the Wierusz-Kowalski family. In September 1939, during the Battle of Brwinów, it served as a field hospital; from 1942 to 1945 it was used as a hospital. In 1946 the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW) took over the building and added a lecture hall for about 200 people. The university left in 2001, and the palace fell into disrepair until the Brwinów municipality bought it in 2015 and completed a renovation in 2022.
Since 2022 the building has operated as the Brwinowski Pałac Kultury, the municipality's cultural centre. Inside, some rooms keep brass multi-candle chandeliers of a type popular in the Duchy of Warsaw period. The palace is reached from ulica Pałacowa 1, and its added aula, once a lecture hall for about 200 people, belongs to the complex.
The palace was fully renovated in 2022 and now offers artistic workshops and educational activities for visitors. Modern facilities make it accessible and comfortable for exploring and participating in cultural programs.
The 19th-century park surrounding the palace integrates with the municipal park to form an extended green space. This connection creates a continuous landscape where visitors can walk and enjoy nature freely.
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