The Warsaw Royal Castle is a residency castle and served as the formal residence for the Polish kings. It is situated in at the Warsaw Old town’s entrance in Castle Square. From the year 1926 and up to the Second World War, the castle functioned as the official residence for Ignacy MoÅ›cicki, the President of Poland. During the war, the castle was totaly destroyed by the Nazis. It was later reconstructed and its beauty restored. In 1980, the castle along with the Old town was recognized as UNESCO world heritage site.

The Interiors

You will find the Interiors of the castle meticulously restored

The Jagiellonian quarters

Initially these rooms served as the dwelling place for the Polish king Sigismund Augustus. Presently, you will find these rooms housing several beautiful paintings belonging to the Jagiellon dynasty.

The Houses of Parliament

The Houses of Parliament was the origination for the democracy of Poland. It was here that the constitutional amendments for the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth were written. Likewise you will come to know that it was in these three rooms, during the1652 deluge, the liberum veto (free vote) was launched.

The Royal Apartments

The Grand Duke of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the last king Stanisław August Poniatowski resided in the Royal Apartments. You will find here a number of paintings on the city of Warsaw kept on display.

Lanckoroński Collection

You can also take a look at the LanckoroÅ„ski Collection, which comprises of two paintings “The Jewish bride” and “The father of the Jewish bride”, done by renowned Dutch painter Rembrandt.

Opening hours

On Tuesdays to Saturdays, from 9.50 to 17.00

On Sundays, from 10.50 to 17.00.

The Royal castle remains closed on Mondays, on New-year and on December 25th.

Address

The Royal Castle
Plac Zamkowy 4
00-277 Warsaw
tel. +48-22-65-72-170
Fax: +48-22-635-72-60