Royal Castle

The Royal Castle in Warsaw is a castle residency that formerly served throughout the centuries as the official residence of the Polish monarchs. It is located in the Castle Square, at the entrance to the Warsaw Old Town. The personal offices of the king and the administrative offices of the Royal Court of Poland were located there from the sixteenth century until the Partitions of Poland. The Constitution of 3 May 1791, the first of its type in Europe and the world’s second-oldest codified national constitution after the 1789 U.S. Constitution, was drafted here by the Four-Year Sejm. In 1980, the Royal Castle, together with the Old Town was registered as a protected UNESCO World Heritage Site. Today it is a historical and national monument, and is listed as a national museum visited by over 500000 people every year. The Royal Castle in Warsaw, due to its iconic appearance and its long history, is one of Warsaw’s most recognizable landmarks.