The Railwayman Monument (Polish: Pomnik Kolejarza), also known as Onto New Tracks (Polish: Na nowe tory), is a monument by Ryszard Chachulski in city of Szczecin, Poland, located at the Kolumba Street in front of the Szczecin Główny railway station. It was completed in 1964, and depicts a railway worker.
Pomnik Kolejarza | |
 The Monument of Railwayman in 2010. | |
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| 53°25′08″N 14°33′09″E / 53.41889°N 14.55250°E | |
| Location | Kolumba Street, Szczecin, Poland |
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| Designer | Ryszard Chachulski |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Material | Artificial stone, concreate |
| Height | 367 m (1204 feet) |
| Completion date | 1964 |
| Dedicated to | Railway workers |
History
editThe monument was sculptured by Ryszard Chachulski, and completed on 22 July 1964, as part of the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the PKWN Manifesto by the Polish Committee of National Liberation.[1] The sculpture underwent the restoration in 2011.[2][3]
Description
editIts author titled the sculpture as the Onto New Tracks (Polish: Na nowe tory.[4] The monument consists of a sculpture of a half-naked railwayman changing a steering. It is made out of artificial stone. It stands on a concrete pedestal. His head is turned towards the entrance of the Szczecin Główny railway station. Its total height is 367 cm (144 in) and the height of the statue is 245 cm (96 in).[5][6]
Gallery
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The monument in 2006. -
The monument in 2006. -
The monument and the railway station entrance in 2016.
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Bibliography
edit- Encyklopedia Szczecina, 2nd volume, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, 2000, ISBN 83-7241-089-5
- Szczecin – miasto. Pomniki, rzeźby plenerowe, tablice pamiątkowe. Dokumentacja Miejskiego Konserwatora Zabytków, Szczecin, 1996, record card no. 46.
References
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- ^ "Tajemnice dwóch pomników. Od Kolejarza do Marynarza". wszczecinie.pl (in Polish). 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Kolejarz". sedina.pl (in Polish). 16 February 2006.
- ^ Tomasz Owsik-Kozłowski (24 March 2012). "Ciemna, nieokreślona postać przed dworcem PKP w Szczecinie. Kim jest?". radioszczecin.pl (in Polish).
- ^ Ewa Podgajna (6 May 2012). "Wyrzeźbił Marynarza, gardził ubekami. Pamięci Ryszarda Chachulskiego". szczecin.wyborcza.pl (in Polish).
- ^ "Pomniki i tablice w Szczecinie" [Monuments and plaques in Szczecin]. um.szczecin.pl (in Polish).
- ^ "Pomnik Kolejarza". pomorzezachodnie.travel (in Polish).