Temple of the Sibyl

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Temple of the Sibyl (in Polish, ¿wi¿tynia Sybilli) at Püawy, Poland, is a colonnaded round monopteral temple-like structure that was built in the late 18th century as a museum by Izabela Czartoryska. The so-called Temple of the Sibyl at Püawy, also known as the "Temple of Memory," opened in 1801. The structure was modeled after the similar monopteral "Temple of Vesta" at Tivoli, Italy, the site of the Tiburtine Sibyl, which was well-known throughout Europe in engravings. The Püawy temple, designed by Polish architect Chrystian Piotr Aigner, memorialized Polish history and culture, and the glories and miseries of human life. Amongst the items that were kept were the Grunwald Swords and other personal items of Poland's monarchs and queens.