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Secessionist monument to Frederic Chopin sculpted in 1908 by Waclaw Szymanowski, but not unveiled until 1926. Positioned at the side of a lake, it depicts Poland's most celebrated composer sitting under a willow tree, seeking inspiration from nature.
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This palace is one of the finest examples of Neo-Classical architecture in Poland. King Stanisław August Poniatowski commissioned Dominik Merlini to refashion an existing 17th-century bathing pavilion into a royal summer residence. The task was completed between 1772-93. Unfortunately the king was only able to enjoy the palace for a few years. After the Third Partition of Poland he was forced to abdicate, and left Warsaw on 7 January 1795, watched by tearful crowds. He died three years later in St Petersburg. The Nazis planned to blow up the palace but, lacking time during their withdrawal from Warsaw, set fire to it instead. Rebuilding was completed in 1965.
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