General Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski Monument (Polish: Pomnik gen. Bolesława Wieniawy-Długoszowskiego) is a sculpture in Kraków, Poland, in the Old Town district. It has a form of a bronze statue of Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski, a 20th-century military officer and diplomat, who was a division general in the Polish Armed Forces. It is placed in the Rakowice Cemetery, near Wieniawa-Długoszowski's grave. The sculpture was designed by Michał Pronobis, and unveiled on 30 June 2022.
 The monument in 2022. | |
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| 50°04′30″N 19°57′07″E / 50.075°N 19.952°E | |
| Location | Rakowice Cemetery, Old Town, Kraków, Poland |
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| Designer | Michał Pronobis |
| Type | Statue |
| Material | Bronze |
| Opening date | 30 June 2022 |
| Dedicated to | Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski |
History
editThe monument was dedicated to Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski, a 20th-century military officer and diplomat, who was a division general in the Polish Armed Forces and ambassador of Poland in Italy. The sculpture was designed by Michał Pronobis, and unveiled on 30 June 2022. It was financed by the Institute of National Remembrance, Greater Poland Voivodeship Office, Stanisław Konopka Main Medical Library, and the Centre of Documentation of the Independence Endeavour Foundation.[1][2]
Characteristics
editThe sculpture has form of a bronze statue of Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski wearing a military uniform with numerous orders and medals. He holds a rogatywka hat in his right hand, while the left one is put on a hilt of a sabre in a scabbard which is attached to his uniform near the hip. The sculpture is located in the Rakowice Cemetery, near Wieniawa-Długoszowski's grave, within the Old Town district.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b "W Krakowie odsłonięto pomnik gen. B. Wieniawy-Długoszowskiego". dzieje.pl (in Polish). 30 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Pomnik gen. Bolesława Wieniawy-Długoszowskiego stanął na cmentarzu Rakowickim". krakow.wyborcza.pl (in Polish). 30 June 2022.