Krakowskie Przedmieście

Coordinates: 52°14′30″N 21°00′56″E / 52.24167°N 21.01556°E / 52.24167; 21.01556
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Krakowskie Przedmieście
Part ofRoyal Route, Warsaw
Length1 km (0.62 mi)
LocationWarsaw
FromCastle Square
ToNicolaus Copernicus monument
Construction
Inauguration15th century

Krakowskie Przedmieście (Polish pronunciation:

ulica Nowy Świat
(New World Street).

Several other Polish cities also have streets named Krakowskie Przedmieście. In Lublin, it is the main and most elegant street. Other cities include Piotrków Trybunalski, Bochnia, Krasnystaw, Olkusz, Sieradz and Wieluń.

History

Krakowskie Przedmieście was established in the 15th century as a trade route. It is one of the oldest avenues in Warsaw and the first part of the Royal Route that connects the Royal Castle with King John III Sobieski's 17th century Wilanów Palace at the southern periphery.[2] In the 17th century, palaces and manor houses began springing up along what had by then become the major artery of the new Polish capital.[1][2]

Entry of king Augustus III into Warsaw with a temporary triumphal arch at Krakowskie Przedmieście by Samuel Mock (1734). St. Anne's Church is visible on the right

During the 18th century, the Italian painter

Warsaw Uprising in 1944.[3]

By the 19th century, Krakowskie Przedmieście had many Baroque and Classical-style churches, palaces and dwellings. The street's development continued into the 20th century with the erection of commercial buildings and hotels such as the

The return of squads of Polish army from Wierzbna showing the general view of Krakowskie Przedmieście with Tyszkiewicz Palace by Marcin Zaleski (1831).

More recently, the architect Krzysztof Domaradzki of the Dawos studio has given the street a new redesign. He was inspired by historical sources and Bernardo Bellotto's hyper-realistic paintings of the 18th century street to give the area a look that is both old and modern.[2]

Features

A stone Madonna and child, the "Madonna of

Zygmunt's Column
.

Trębacka Street leads to the Adam Mickiewicz monument, which was erected in 1898 on the 100th anniversary of the birth of Poland's great poet.[5] In 1942 the Germans destroyed the statue. Only the head and a fragment of the torso were recovered for its postwar reconstruction.[5]

In accordance with Frédéric Chopin's will, after his death his heart was removed and brought by his sister in an urn to Warsaw, where it was deposited inside a pillar of the Holy Cross Church on Krakowskie Przedmieście.[6]

Street No. Short description Picture
46/48 Presidential Palace (also known as Pałac Prezydencki, Pałac Koniecpolskich, Lubomirskich, Radziwiłłów, or Pałac Namiestnikowski), the elegant classicist latest version of a building that has stood on the Krakowskie Przedmieście site since 1643.
15/17
Potocki
family in the end of 18th century.
26/28 University of Warsaw was established in 1816, when the partitions of Poland separated Warsaw from the oldest and most influential Polish academic center, in Kraków.
26/28
Warsaw University. In 1817–31 it also housed the Warsaw Lyceum, a secondary school where Frédéric Chopin
's father taught French, and whose alumni included young Chopin himself.
32
Ludwik Tyszkiewicz
30 Czetwertyński Palace was built in 1844–1847 for Uruski family and designed by Andrzej Gołoński. Since 1855, owned by the family of Czetwertyński.
5 Czapski Palace, one of the most notable examples of rococo architecture in Warsaw, rebuilt 1712–21.
42/44 The
Hotel Bristol is a prime example of the splendor of old Warsaw. It was built in 1900 by a company whose partners included Ignacy Jan Paderewski
, Polish pianist and, later, prime minister.
13 Hotel Europejski is a 19th-century building designed by Enrico Marconi.
34
Marie Louise Gonzaga de Nevers for the French Order of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
. Its construction was begun in 1664 and completed in 1761.
68 St. Anne's Church is one of Poland's most notable churches with a Neoclassical facade. The church ranks among Warsaw's oldest buildings. Over time, it has seen many reconstructions, resulting in its present-day appearance, unchanged since 1788.
62 Charitable Center Res Sacra Miser former Kazanowski Palace the richest aristocratic palace in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth destroyed during the Deluge in 1656 and never rebuilt.
3
Primate of Poland Michał Stefan Radziejowski. In late 19th century the interior was slightly refurbished and in 1882 an urn with the heart of Frédéric Chopin
was added in one of the chapels.
52/54 Carmelite Church has Warsaw's most notable neoclassical-style façade, created in 1761–83. The church assumed its present appearance beginning in the 17th century and is best known for its twin belfries shaped like censers.
Panoramic view of the southern end of Krakowskie Przedmieście

References

In-line:
  1. ^ a b "Trakt Królewski". warsawtour.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d Magdalena Błaszczyk (13 August 2008). "History Gets a Facelift". warsawvoice.pl.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Anthony M. Tung. "Preserving the World's Great Cities". anthonymtung.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Figura Matki Boskiej Passawskiej". warszawa1939.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 22 September 2008.
  5. ^ a b "Adam Mickiewicz Monument". eGuide / Treasures of Warsaw on-line. Archived from the original on 22 November 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  6. ^ "Church of the Holy Cross". eGuide / Treasures of Warsaw on-line. Retrieved 18 September 2008.[permanent dead link]

Gallery

Paintings by Canaletto

Bronze monuments

External links

Media related to Krakowskie Przedmieście in Warsaw at Wikimedia Commons

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