Palace of the Ministry of Revenues and Treasury, Classicist palace in Śródmieście district, Warsaw, Poland
The Palace of the Ministry of Revenues and Treasury is a three-story brick building in the classicist style, located on Bank Square in the heart of Warsaw's Śródmieście district. Its main front features six Corinthian columns, while the side wings have stepped gables that frame the central courtyard.
The architect Antonio Corazzi designed the building in 1825 as the seat of the Ministry of Revenues and Treasury under Franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki, during the Congress Poland period. Over time it changed purpose and today it serves as Warsaw's city hall and the seat of the Mazovia regional government.
The facade is decorated with stone figures sculpted by Paweł Maliński, representing wisdom, craftsmanship, commerce, and local rivers. These carvings give the building a readable visual language that goes beyond plain administrative architecture.
The building stands on Bank Square in central Warsaw, easy to reach on foot from many parts of the city center. Since it is an active government building, access inside is limited, but the exterior and the square around it can be visited at any time.
The poet Juliusz Słowacki worked in this building from 1829 to 1831, before leaving for exile, a personal connection that most visitors do not expect to find in a government office. A monument to him now stands in front of one of the side wings.
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