Presidential Palace in Warsaw

You're standing on Krakowskie Przedmieście, in front of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw. Since July 1994, this has been the official seat of the Polish president. Start with the four stone lions guarding the courtyard. They were carved by Camillo Landini. He worked alongside architect Chrystian Piotr Aigner, who rebuilt the palace in a classicist style from 1818. That grand façade, with its columns, pilasters, balustrade and stone statues, has hardly changed since.