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29th International Poster Biennale – Exhibition on Piłsudski Square
For the second time, the fencing around the reconstruction site for the Saxon and Brühl Palaces, as well as the tenement houses on Królewska Street, will serve as an outdoor poster gallery. The open‑air exhibition ‘Quo Vadis’, featuring selected works by artists taking part in the 29th International Poster Biennale in Warsaw, will be on […]
298th anniversary of the Saxon Garden
The last day of May saw the largest Saxon Garden Festival to date. Nearly 80,000 Warsaw residents and visitors took part in the fourth edition of the all‑day retro event, whose 2025 programme was expanded with contributions from new partners. As a result, alongside musicians, interwar‑period re‑enactors, enthusiasts of penny‑farthings and automobiles, and virtual‑reality specialists, […]
Forum of Good Reconstruction Practices. The Saski Palace and the challenges of modernity
What challenges arise when reconstructing historic buildings with the latest technologies? This was just one of the topics discussed during the ‘Forum of Good Reconstruction Practices’, held in March 2025. This expert symposium forms part of the ongoing preparatory works for the reconstruction of the Saski and Brühl Palace complex, alongside the tenement houses on […]
Historic fragment of the Royal Castle discovered at the Brühl Palace site
On 31 March 2025, at the initiative of the Pałac Saski company, a fragment of a stone plaque that once adorned the Royal Castle’s eastern façade was formally presented to the Royal Castle at a ceremony in the Knights’ Hall. The inscribed sandstone slab, discovered during the first season of archaeological excavations conducted by the […]
Reconstruction of the Saski Palace: 2024 summary
The latest stages of preparatory works for the reconstruction of the Saski and Brühl Palace complex, as well as the three tenement houses on Królewska Street in Warsaw, are nearing completion. In 2024, works carried out on the site at Marshal J. Piłsudski Square focused primarily on safeguarding the historic fabric represented by the remains […]
Switch on the Saski Palace! A multimedia show in Piłsudski Square
A 3D model of the reconstructed Saski (also Saxon) and Brühl Palaces, along with the townhouses on Królewska Street, which has been attracting the attention of passersby in Piłsudski Square, Warsaw, since May 2024, has been given a new splash of colour. Now, inside the glass pavilion, visitors to the city centre can watch a […]
3D scanning of façade elements of the Saski and Brühl Palaces
Three-dimensional scanning of preserved elements from the former façades of the Saski Palace (also Saxon Palace), the Brühl Palace and the Beck Pavilion is one way the latest technology is being utilised in the reconstruction of the western frontage of Piłsudski Square in Warsaw. The process captures the geometry of façade elements from historic buildings […]
Warsaw palace reconstruction concept wins at the 2024 International Architecture Awards
A concept to reconstruct Warsaw’s Saski Palace (also Saxon Palace), the Brühl Palace and the townhouses on Królewska Street has won an award at the 2024 International Architecture Awards. The design by WXCA Group was selected from more than 850 entries and named a winner in the Restoration/Renovation category. Saski Palace reconstruction concept wins award […]
A short report from the Saxon Garden Festival
The Saxon Garden Festival is a unique outdoor event in Poland’s oldest public park. On 25 May 2024, the garden alleys and the neighbouring Piłsudski Square hosted tens of thousands of people for the third time, who for one day had the opportunity to travel back in time to the inter-war period. Parades of vintage […]
Geodetic monitoring of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Not all of the reconstruction works on the western frontage of Piłsudski Square are as spectacular as the construction of a roofing over the relics of the Saski Palace listed in the register of monuments. Such activities, which are necessary during the preparation of the investment, although not noticeable to most outsiders, include geodetic monitoring […]