Editing Royal Castle, Warsaw (section)

=== Overview ===
The history of the castle dates back to the 14th century when the first Castle Tower was constructed, and the fortified complex was initially used as the residence of the [[Duchy of Masovia|Masovian]] dukes. In the early 1600s, it was designated to replace [[Wawel Castle]] in [[Kraków]] as the seat of the king, [[Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth|Parliament]] (Chamber of Deputies and Senate), and the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]]. The medieval [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] structure was remodeled into Italian [[Mannerist architecture|mannerism]] by architects [[Matteo Castelli]] and [[Giovanni Battista Trevano]]. The [[Baroque architecture|Baroque]] easternmost wing was designed by [[Gaetano Chiaveri]] and completed in 1747.