The Raczynski Palace, built in the early 18th century by the famous architect Tilman van Gameren, is located in Warsaw. The palace belonged to a member of the city council, Jacob Schulzendorf. In 1717, the palace building was acquired by Bishop Konstantin Shanyavsky, who immediately began the reconstruction of the palace in the Baroque style. Later, the palace was owned by Jan Shembek, Stanislav Mychilsky, General Philip Rachinsky, as well as Kazimierz Rachinsky. In 1786, the reconstruction of the palace in the style of classicism began according to the project of the architect Jan Christian Kamsetser. An elegant ballroom appeared on the palace, occupying two floors. As a result of the Kosciuszko uprising in 1794, Raczynski left the city and then the Polish government used the palace building for the Supreme National Council. During the Napoleonic Wars, the headquarters for French officers settled in the palace. In 1827 the palace was sold, it passed into the possession of the Kingdom of Poland and the National Commission of Justice was placed in it, in 1876 - the Commercial Court, and then the Trial Chamber. During the interwar period, the Ministry of Justice was located in the palace building, and during the occupation during the Second World War, a German court worked in the palace - the highest court in the occupied country. During the Warsaw Uprising, a hospital was opened in this building. After the heroic surrender of the Old Town in September 1944, the Germans broke into the hospital and shot about 430 wounded on its territory. This is reminded of a plaque mounted on the outer wall of the palace. In 1948-1950, the palace was reconstructed according to the project of architects Vladislav Kovalsky and Boris Zinserming and it was restored in the form in which it is now presented. Currently, the main archive of ancient documents is located in the Rachinsky Palace building.