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Abramavičiai Palace

Palace in Vilnius, Lithuania

Abramavičiai Palace (Polish: pałac Abramowiczów) is a building in Vilnius Old Town, Rotušė square. Currently it is owned by Vilnius Juozas Tallat-Kelpša conservatory.

History

In 1697, there was a masonry building, owned by merchant Kristapas Staškevičius. After conflagration in 1748, the house was rebuilt by Castellan of Brest Litovsk Andrzej Abramowicz.^[1]

Essential reconstruction was made in 1780s with Augustyn Kossakowski project.^[1] Construction of the palace was started by the widow of Jerzy Abramowicz, Andrzej's brother, Marcjanna (née Dernalowicz).^[2] In 1844 the palace became the property of the Orthodox consistory clergy. In 1853-1860 it was rebuilt under the direction of Tomasz Tyszecki and connected with St. Casimir's Church, then an Orthodox church.^[2] In the interwar period, the building belonged to the Jesuit Order.^[2] After World War II it was Juozas Tallat-Kelpša High School of Music, which later was transformed into conservatory.

References

^ ^a ^b "Pałac Abramowiczów Wilnie". DZIEDZICTWO ZA GRANICĄ. BAZA POLONIKÓW (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-09-09.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Pałac Abramowiczów Wilnie". Dziedzictwo za granicą Baza Poloników (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-01-12.