Marymont Palace
former Summer Manor and Huntinglodge in Warsaw area
Mariemont Palace was a small summer palace of the kings of Poland. It was located in Marymont, a northern neighbourhood of Warsaw, Poland. Today, nothing remains of this pleasure pavilion, and a church stands on its location.
History
At the behest of king John III Sobieski, a palace was constructed between 1691 and 1696 for his wife, queen Marie Casimire. The design was made by the Dutch architect Tylman van Gameren . The palace was named ‘Mariemont’ after the queen, meaning Mary’s hill.
It was a charming, compact building intended to be used as a pleasure pavilion for summer times and basis to go hunting. It was located on a lofty embankment along the Vistula river. The main structure featured multiple floors and had a square layout, crowned with an elegant tented roof and an intricately designed onion dome. The first floor, known as the "piano nobile," served as the noble living space.
“Marymont Palace” enters the record as former Summer Manor and Huntinglodge in Warsaw area. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Marymont, Palace and former can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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