Krolikarnia

Palace, gallery

@. Pulawska 113

architect. Dominik Merlini

finished. 1786

Krolikarnia is beautifully situated at the top of the the 'Skarpa' (bluff), with views of the Wisla valley below. It is one of only a few places in the city where the topogrophy of the river valley is so visible. Today the palace whose design was inspired by Palladio's Villa Rotonda houses the museum of sculptor Xawiery Dunikowski, which opened in 1965. Dunikowski started sculpting at the turn of the 19th/20th century and was a member of the 'Young Poland' movement between the two world wars. His style is strong, angular, lacking in detail to let through the 'naked soul'.