Belweder

Belweder
Belweder Palace (view from ulica Belwederska).
Interactive map of the Belweder area
General information
Architectural styleNeoclassical, Palladian
Construction started1660
Completed1819–1822
ClientKrzysztof Zygmunt Pac, Stanisław August Poniatowski, Grand Duke Constantine, Józef Piłsudski, Bolesław Bierut Wojciech Jaruzelski, Lech Wałęsa, Bronisław Komorowski Karol Nawrocki
Designated1994-09-08
Part ofWarsaw – historic city center with the Royal Route and Wilanów
Reference no.M.P. 1994 nr 50 poz. 423

Belweder (Polish pronunciation: [bɛlˈvɛdɛr]; from the Italian belvedere, "beautiful view") is a neoclassical palace in Warsaw, Poland. Erected in 1660 and remodelled in the early 1800s, it is one of several official residences used by Polish presidents as well as a state guest house for visiting heads of state. The complex is situated south of Warsaw's city center, in the vicinity of the historic Royal Baths Park (Łazienki).