Šuazeliai Palace

Šuazeliai Palace

Šuazeliai Palace is a building in Simonas Daukantas square, Vilnius Old Town, Lithuania. Currently it is used as dwellings and "Copy1" company subsidiary.

History

In the 16th century, the building was owned by Grand Duchy of Lithuania chamberlain M. Pacevičius. In 1798, French exile Choiseul-Gouffier, Director of the Imperial Academy of Arts, reconstructed the palace with Marcin Knackfus as the architect. In the 19th century, Earl De Reusai (French: Raes) purchased the palace, later Plateriai bought the palace.[1]

References

Coordinates: 54°41′3″N 25°17′11″E / 54.68417°N 25.28639°E / 54.68417; 25.28639


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