Sigismund's Column
52°14′50.31″N 21°00′48.3″E / 52.2473083°N 21.013417°E
Kolumna Zygmunta | |
Location | Warsaw, Poland |
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Designer | Clemente Molli |
Material | Bronze, granite |
Completion date | 1644 |
Dedicated to | Sigismund III Vasa |
Sigismund's Column (
On the
History
17th century
Erected between 1643 and 1644, the column was constructed on the orders of Sigismund's son and successor, King
In 1681, the monument was surrounded with a wooden fence, which was later replaced with a permanent iron fence.
18th and 19th centuries
The marble column itself was renovated several times in the next few centuries, most notably in 1743, 1810, 1821 and 1828. In 1854, the monument was surrounded with a fountain featuring marble tritons sculpted by the German, August Kiss.[4]
In 1863, the column was renovated somewhat again, but still needed work, and between 1885 and 1887, it was replaced with a new column of granite.[4] Between 1927 and 1930, the monument was again renovated and was restored to its original appearance when the fountain and the fence around it were removed.[citation needed]
20th century
On 1 September 1944, during the
The inscription
On the side of the pedestal facing the Krakowskie Przedmieście is a plaque bearing these words in the finest lettering:[6]
HONORI·ET·PIETATI
SACRAM·STATVAM·HANC·SIGISMVNDO·III·VLADISLAVS·IV
NATURA·AMORE·GENIO·FILIVS
ELECTIONE·SERIE·FELICITATE·SVCCESSOR
VOTO·ANIMO·CVLTV·GRATVS
PATRI·PATRIAE·PARENTI·OPT: MER: ANNO·DNI·MDCXLIII PONI·IVSSIT·CVI·IAM
GLORIA·TROPHEVM·POSTERITAS·GRATITVDINEM
AETERNITAS·MONVMENTVM·POSVIT·AVT·DEBET
The inscription on the bronze plate of the column:
"King Sigismund III, by virtue of free election King of Poland, by virtue of inheritance, succession and law - King of Sweden, in love of peace and fame the first among kings, in war and victories not inferior to anyone, took prisoners of Tsar and Moscow chiefs, he conquered the capital and lands [of Moscow], defeated the Russian army, regained Smolensk, broke the power of Turkey near Khotyn, ruled for forty-four years, in the forty-fourth king"
Gallery
Original
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1644–1887
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1887–1944
18th century
20th century
See also
- Warsaw Old Town
- Royal Castle, Warsaw
References
- In-line:
- ^ "Kolumna Zygmunta III Wazy w Warszawie". Culture.pl. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Column of King Zygmunt III Vasa". eGuide / Treasures of Warsaw on-line. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
- ^ a b "Sigismund's Column". Destination Warsaw. The Warsaw Voice. 23 April 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
- ^ a b c d e "Kolumna Zygmunta III Wazy". sztuka.net (in Polish). Archived from the original on 19 May 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
- ^ "Kolumna Zygmunta". Warszawa za Wazów (in Polish). Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
- ^ "Tablice na kolumnie Zygmunta". zapiecek.com. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
External links
- (in Polish) Kolumna Zygmunta