Bandinelli Palace, Renaissance townhouse at Market Square, Ukraine
Bandinelli Palace is a Renaissance townhouse located on Market Square in Lviv. The building displays a symmetrical facade of stone with decorative cornices positioned above rectangular windows, showcasing the architectural style of this period.
Roberto Bandinelli, a merchant from Florence, acquired the building in 1634 and established the first post office in eastern Galicia there. This made the building an important hub for regional communications during the 1600s.
In the 19th century the building housed Wild's bookshop, which became a kind of club for Lviv's intelligentsia. The Polish poet Kornel Ujejski lodged in the house at that time. The palace now belongs to the Lviv Historical Museum, and since 12 December 2008 it has held the Museum of Post.
The palace stands at 2 Market Square, with its main entrance now on the side facade on Stavropihiiska Street. The original portal and the window framed by dolphins face the square. The building belongs to the Lviv Historical Museum and houses exhibitions, including the Museum of Post.
A mint workshop operated in the building's courtyard during the Thirty Years' War after relocating from Krakow. This facility produced currency for the entire region during that conflict.
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