This neoclassical palace is guarded by stone lions and an equestrian statue of Prince Józef Poniatowski. The prince was the nephew of the last Polish king, Stanisław August Poniatowski, and commander in chief of the Polish army of the Duchy of Warsaw, created by Napoleon. The Warsaw Pact Treaty was signed here in 1955, creating the Cold War military alliance to rival NATO. Today the palace is the Polish president’s official residence, and is not open to the public.
