The+Presidential+Palace

=__Presidential Palace__= By: Jenna Olson

====The Presidential Palace was constructed in 1643. The first 175 years, the palace was the private property of aristocratic families. In 1791, the palace hosted the author and advocates of the constitution of May 3, 1791. The government structure of the Presidential Palace was under Russian occupation of the Polish (Congress) Kingdom. After World War I, in 1918, the Palace was controlled by new Polish authorities and became the seat of the Council of Ministers. When World War II started and was going on, the palace was served by German occupiers. At this time, the Presidential Palace was called the Deutsches Haus. The palace suffered very little damage. Germans wanted to remove Polish's emblems from the palace, but the Polish explained to them that they need to keep the emblems. For example, the Napoleonic eagles were one of their emblems. The palace also survived the 1944 Warsaw Uprising intact. After the war ended, the building resumed its role as the seat of Polish Council of Ministers.====