Saxon Garden

The Saxon Garden was originally the site of Warsaw fortifications, "Sigismund's Ramparts," and of a palace built in 1666 for the powerful aristocrat, Jan Andrzej Morsztyn.

[4] The garden was extended in the reign of King Augustus II, who attached it to the "Saxon Axis", a line of parks and palaces linking the western outskirts of Warsaw with the Vistula River.

The garden was a typical example of the Baroque extension of formal vistas inspired by the park of Versailles.

The park starts from the back façade of the palace, flanking a long alley with many sculptures.

[6] View of The Saxon Establishment from the north painted by Bernardo Bellotto il Canaletto of 1764 shows a main entrance to the palace from Wielopole with The Iron Gate and the 21 m-high garden gloriette, so-called Great Salon.

Plan of the Saxon Garden.
The Saxon Palace
The Brühl Palace.
Rococo sculptures.
The Great Salon.
The Blue Palace.
The Iron Gate.
The Saxon Palace
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The Water Tower