Piotr Szembek Square (Polish: Plac Piotra Szembeka) is an urban square in Warsaw, Poland. It is located in the district of Praga-South, between Grochowska, Kordeckiego, Zaliwskiego, Zamienieckiej, Sztuki, and Chłopickiego Streets. The square was constructed in 1919.
 Piotr Szembek Square in 2020 | |
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| Namesake | Piotr Szembek |
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| Type | Urban square |
| Location | Praga-South, Warsaw, Poland |
| Coordinates | 52°14′35.54″N 21°06′07.77″E / 52.2432056°N 21.1021583°E |
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| Completion | 1919 |
History
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The square was constructed in 1919, and named after Piotr Szembek, a 19th-century military officer, and general in the Polish insurgent army during the November Uprising.[1]
Between 1934 and 1946, next to the square, at 3 and 5 Chłopickiego Street, the Catholic Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary was constructed. It was erected as a memorial to the Battle of Olszynka Grochowska from 1831.[2][3]
During the interwar period, the Szembek Market began operating near the square. It stayed open under the German occupation in the Second World War.[4] It was reactivated in 1944, as the first market opened in the city after the war.[5] In 2016, most of the market was replaced by the Centrum Szembeka shopping centre.[6]
The square was renovated and remodelled between 2011 and 2012.[3][7]
Characteristics
editThe square is located in the district of Praga-South, between Grochowska, Kordeckiego, Zaliwskiego, Zamienieckiej, Sztuki, and Chłopickiego Streets.[7]
Next to the square, at 3 and 5 Chłopickiego Street, is the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. To the south of the square, between Gdecka, Komorska, and Zamieniecka Streets, is the Szembek Market.[5] Nearby, at 90 Zamieniecka Street, is the Centrum Szembeka shopping centre.[6]
References
edit- ^ Katarzyna Hułas (11 August 2011). "Rewitalizacja Placu Szembeka. Czy powstanie nowe centrum kulturalne Pragi?". warszawa.naszemiasto.pl (in Polish).
- ^ Irena Świerdzewska (2004). "Grochowska świątynia-pomnik". niedziela.pl (in Polish).
- ^ a b "Historia parafii". parafia-szembeka.waw.pl (in Polish).
- ^ Tomasz Szarota: Okupowanej Warszawy dzień powszedni. Studium historyczne. Warsaw: Czytelnik, 2010, p. 201. ISBN 978-83-07-03239-9. (in Polish)
- ^ a b Cezary Polak (29 March 2014). "Zamiast 'Szembeka', betonowo-szklana galeria. Po co?". warszawa.wyborcza.pl (in Polish).
- ^ a b "Centrum Handlowe Szembeka. Warszawa, Zamieniecka 90". urbanity.pl (in Polish).
- ^ a b "Plac Szembeka w nowoczesnej odsłonie". um.warszawa.pl (in Polish). 20 May 2013.
External links
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