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The "Ducal" ("Książęca") Tenement House is one of the oldest buildings located on the Opole market square and one of the few that were not destroyed during World War II. The 16th-century house was built for the Opole-Racibórz Piasts. After the line died out, the tenement house passed into the hands of Baron Fragstein, and then to the comital Oppersdorf family from Głogówek. In the 18th century, the house was the first in the market square to receive the right to conduct trade. During the Thirty Years' War, King John Casimir Vasa stayed there. In 1824, the building was bought by the pharmacist Heinrich Grabowsky, who opened the "Under the Lion" pharmacy there, which operated until the 1950s. The name of the facility referred to a figure of a lion placed in a niche in the elevation. The contemporary solid of the building is the result of a reconstruction from the 17th century, and the tenement house received its neoclassical architectural decor in the 19th century. In the 1920s, its Baroque entrance portal was moved to the southern elevation and for years has led to the municipal music library. Currently, the tenement house serves a residential function, and the ground floor of the building is occupied by commercial premises. Practical information: The monument is generally accessible from the outside. Free access. Free parking spaces on Szpitalna Street.