Stefan Starzyński Monument (Polish: Pomnik Stefana Starzyńskiego) is a monument in Warsaw, Poland, located in the district of Praga-Południe. It is placed at Saska Street, next to the entrace to the building of 143th Primary School at 27 Stanów Zjednoczonych Avenue. It consist of statue depicting Stefan Starzyński, mayor of Warsaw from 1934 to 1939, who commanded the city defence during the siege of 1939 in Second World War. The monument was designed in Ludwika Nitschowa and unveiled on 16 January 1981 in the Saxon Garden. It was moved to its current location on 5 September 2008.
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| Location | Saska Street, Praga-Południe, Warsaw, Poland |
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| Designer | Ludwika Nitschowa |
| Type | Statue |
| Completion date | 18 December 1980 |
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| Dedicated to | Stefan Starzyński |
History
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The monument was commitioned to commemorate Stefan Starzyński, mayor of Warsaw from 1934 to 1939, who commanded the city defence during the siege of 1939 in Second World War. It was designed in Ludwika Nitschowa.[1]
The design was unvailed for the first time in 1967, on an art exhibition in Zachęta National Gallery of Art in Warsaw.[1] The monument was placed on 18 December 1980 in Saxon Garden in Warsaw, and unveiled on 16 January 1981.[2][3] It was put on a concrete pedestal, which was sourced from materials from Brühl Palace, that was destroyed during the Second World War.[4]
In 2002, the municipal council of Warsaw-Centre passed a resolution to relocated the monument to a different location.[5] on 5 September 2008, it was placed at Saska Street, next to the entrace to the building of 143th Primary School at 27 Stanów Zjednoczonych Avenue.[5][6][7] The original pedestal remains in the Saxon Garden.[1]
Characteristics
editThe monument is located in the neighbourhood of Saska Kępa in the district of Praga-Południe. It is placed at Saska Street, next to the entrace to the building of 143th Primary School at 27 Stanów Zjednoczonych Avenue.[5][6] It consists of a statue depicting Stefan Starzyński placed on a pedestal.[3][4]
See also
edit- Stefan Starzyński Monument (Downtown, Warsaw), another monument in Warsaw dedicated to Stefan Starzyński
- Monument to the Mayors of Great Warsaw, another monument in Warsaw dedicated to Stefan Starzyński
References
edit- ^ a b c Grzegorz Piątek: Sanator: Kariera Stefana Starzyńskiego. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo WAB, 2016, p. 18. ISBN 978-83-280-2149-5. (in Polish)
- ^ Danuta Zawierucha: "Kronika wydarzeń w Warszawie 1 X–31 XII 1980", Kronika Warszawy, issue 2 (46), p. 177, 1981. (in Polish)
- ^ a b Wiesław Głębocki: Warszawskie pomniki. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo PTTK Kraj, p. 94. ISBN 83-7005-211-8. (in Polish)
- ^ a b Irena Grzesiuk-Olszewska: Warszawska rzeźba pomnikowa. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Neriton, 2003, p. 147. ISBN 83-88973-59-2. (in Polish)
- ^ a b c "Starzyński wyprowadza się z Ogrodu Saskiego". zw.com.pl (in Polish). 15 July 2008.
- ^ a b "[TEKST + AUDIO] 42. lata temu odsłonięto pomnik Stefana Starzyńskiego w Ogrodzie Saskim w Warszawie". ipn.gov.pl (in Polish). 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Odsłonięcie pomnika Stefana Starzyńskiego". ekartkazwarszawy.pl (in Polish).