Going further along the Royal Route, we come to the eastern. side of the buildings of the University of Warsaw. The University of Warsaw started its activity in 1816 r. as the Royal University of Warsaw on the initiative of Stanisław Staszic and Stanisław Kostka Potocki. It was created from the merger of the School of Law and Administration (founded in 1808 r.) and the Medical School (founded in 1809 r.) supplemented by the appointment of faculties of philosophy, science, fine arts and theology. In the first period of activity, the lecturers included J.. Ignorant, S. B. Linde, M. Szubert and A.. Weight. At that time, the University was a meeting place for young people gathered in patriotic organizations. After the November Uprising in 1831 r. the university was closed as a result of repression. It resumed operations in 1862 r. as the Main School (liquidated in 1869 r.). Have been launched 4 departments: phylological and historical, medical, mathematical-physical and physical. The school played a significant role in the scientific and cultural life of the Kingdom of Poland at that time. Among the lecturers were, among others: T. Chałubiński and L.. M. Hirszfeld, among the pupils: P. Chmielowski, WITH. Gloger, A. Kraushar, B. Prussia, H. Sienkiewicz and A.. Świętochowski. The Russian Imperial University was established in place of the school, transformed into 1915 r. at the Polish University of Warsaw. In the interwar period, he had 9 faculties: law and political science, humanistic, mathematics and natural sciences, medical, Catholic theology, Evangelical theology, Orthodox theology, pharmacy and veterinary medicine. Lecturers in this period were, among others. in.: W. Doroszewski, B. Hryniewiecki, T. Kotarbinski, L. Krzywicki, J. Krzyżanowski, K. Michałowski, W. Orlowski, S. Sober, W. Tatarkiewicz, and W. Turner. During World War II, the university was closed by the occupation authorities, but he was active in the underground. After World War II, it became the largest university in Poland. Several departments were separated from it in the 1950s, some of them have been established as independent universities. Currently on over 20 faculties are educated over 48 000 listeners, including almost 25 000 in full-time studies. The first of the university buildings (under no. 32) there is the Tyszkiewicz Palace erected in 1785-92 wg proj. Stanisław Zawadzki and Jan Christian Kamsetzer. Its facade is decorated with a balcony supported by figures 4 Atlas made by Andrzej Le Bruno in 1787 r. Currently, the palace houses the Print Room of the University Library. The building adjacent to the Tyszkiewicz Palace (under no. 30) is the Poniatowski Palace (Uruskie, Czetwertyński) built in 1741 r. for Stanisław Poniatowski – father of the last king of Poland, significantly rebuilt in the years 1840-47 wg proj. Andrzej Gołoński for Seweryn Uruski. Currently, it is the seat of the Institute of Geography and Regional Studies. In front of the gate, Deep inside, you can see the neo-Renaissance building of the University Library, erected in 1891-99 wg proj. Antoni Jabłoński-Jasieńczyk and Stefan Szyller. The library's book collection currently numbers over 3 000 000 volumes and tens of thousands of special collections units. At some distance from the Royal Route, in the vicinity of the library, there are several architecturally and historically interesting buildings: building of the former Main School erected in 1841 r. wg proj. Antonia Corazziego, Kazimierz Palace, erected in 1634 r. as a summer residence for King Władysław IV, rebuilt many times, housed in years 1765-95 Knight School (Cadet Corps) – ob. m.in. Museum of the University of Warsaw (in the hall. J. Mianowski) and two classicist buildings from the 1815-17 – post-rector and seminar, both in tympanums decorated with sculptures by Paweł Maliński.