The Royal Apartments

The main part of the permanent exhibition of the Royal Castle in Warsaw is located on the first floor of the building and includes the Royal Apartments, the Sejm Halls, the Porcelain Gallery, the Wettin Gallery and the Rooms of the Presidents of the Second Polish Republic and the Authorities in Exile.

The Royal Apartments, covering the two northern wings of the castle pentagon and half of the eastern wing, include the Great Apartment and the King's Apartment. The interior design of these rooms reflects their appearance during the reign of King Stanisław August (1764–1795), so most of them represent the classicist style typical of the Enlightenment period. The exception is the Marble Room, decorated in the baroque style from the times of King Władysław IV (1632–1648).

The Great Apartment includes representative rooms: the Council Chamber – a meeting room of the Permanent Council, the first permanent government in Poland, composed of the king, 18 senators and 18 deputies; The Great Assembly Hall – a place of court ceremonies and gatherings, where feasts, balls, concerts and theater performances were also held; The Knights' Hall – dedicated to honoring people who have distinguished themselves for the homeland, and the Throne Room – with recreated silver embroidered eagles on the back of the throne. The whole is complemented by smaller, but unique rooms such as the Marble Room – with famous portraits of Polish kings, the Oval Gallery and the Antechamber.

The King’s Apartment is living quarters of the monarch. In addition to the King's Bedroom, Dressing Room and Study, and the Audience Hall, there is also the famous Canaletto Room – with a collection of vedute paintings by Bernardo Bellotto, the Chapel, the Green Room and the Yellow Room, where the famous Thursday dinners were held. The rooms are filled with recovered and restored antique items and an extraordinary collection of works of art, mainly paintings and sculptures.