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Potocki Palace, Warsaw

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Pałac Potockich w Warszawie 2021
Pałac Potockich w Warszawie 2021

Potocki Palace (Polish: Pałac Potockich, Polish pronunciation: [pɔˈtɔt͡skʲi]), is a large baroque palace in Warsaw located at Krakowskie Przedmieście Street 15, directly opposite the Presidential Palace. It was originally built for Denhoff family and succeeded by Potocki family in the end of 18th century. After World War II the seat of the Ministry of Culture and Art (Ministerstwo Kultury i Sztuki). Nowadays - the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego).

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Potocki Palace, Warsaw
Krakowskie Przedmieście, Warsaw Śródmieście (Warsaw)

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Ministerstwo Kultury, Dziedzictwa Narodowego i Sportu (Pałac Potockich)

Krakowskie Przedmieście 15
00-071 Warsaw, Śródmieście (Warsaw)
Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
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