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... s established in 1765 on the initiative of the King. At that time Warsaw also acquired a number of magnificent buildings and residences, built predominantly in the style of Stanisław August - a unique Polish variant of the early classicist style. These included the Palace and park in Łazienki, the rebuilding of the interiors of the Royal Castle and the mapping of the co-called Stanisław Axis, a major urban and garden project including the thoroughfare running west from Ujazdowski Castle towards the Wola Road and the system of star squares (Na Rozdrożu, Zbawiciela, Unii Lubelskiej). During the Four-year Parliament (1788-1792) on 3 May 1791 the Constitution was adopted (the first in Europe and second in the world) providing the foundations for the establishment of modern state. One of the most important issues dealt with by the Four-year Parliament was the matter of city r... Read all>>