The company Pałac Saski informed that it is launching the next stage of the reconstruction of the Saxon Palace, the Brühl Palace and the townhouses on Królewska Street in Warsaw. Preceded by numerous preparatory works, obtaining the necessary approvals and permits, activities leading to the uncovering of the cellars of the former buildings on the western facade of Piłsudski Square will begin”, stated the company.

According to Paweł Kuliński, spokesman of the company Pałac Saski, on 18 August the land under the former Saxon Palace will be gated for the planned groundworks.

The historic cellars of the Saxon Palace were archaeologically surveyed in 2006-2008 and now will undergo conservation works. The next step will be to uncover the cellars of the Brühl Palace and the townhouses on Królewska Street, which have remained buried since the Second World War.

It is intended that the conservation and archaeological work will last until the end of 2023. According to the approved schedule, the investment is planned to be completed in 2030, with the cost estimated at PLN 2.5 billion.

On the 100th anniversary of Poland’s regaining independence, President Andrzej Duda signed a declaration on the restitution of the Saxon Palace in Warsaw, thus initiating activities aimed at its reconstruction. In July 2021, the President handed over to the Speaker of the Sejm, Elżbieta Witek, a draft Act on the preparation and implementation of investments in the reconstruction of the Saxon Palace, the Brühl Palace and the townhouses on Królewska Street in Warsaw.

The Saski Palace is one of the symbols of pre-war Warsaw and the Second Polish Republic. The most important ceremonies and events which gathered crowds, especially those celebrating anniversaries of Poland’s regaining independence, were held in front of the Palace. Before the Second World War, the Saxon Palace was the seat of the General Staff of the Polish Army.

Adrian Andrzejewski