Grunwald Square, Warsaw
 The Grunwald Square in 2017. | |
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| Location | Warsaw, Poland |
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| Coordinates | 52°15′44.2″N 20°58′47.0″E / 52.262278°N 20.979722°E |
| North | Popiełuszki Street |
| East | Wojska Polskiego Avenue |
| South | Jana Pawła II Avenue |
| West | Broniewskiego Street Matysiakówny Street. |
| Construction | |
| Completion | 1930s |
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| Designer | Antoni Jawornicki Józef Jankowski |
The Grunwald Square (Polish: Plac Grunwaldzki) is an urban square in Warsaw, Poland. It is located in the district of Żoliborz, at the crossing of Broniewskiego Street, Jana Pawła II Avenue, Popiełuszki Street, Wojska Polskiego Avenue, and Matysiakówny Street.
Name[edit]
The square was named in 1926 after the village of Grunwald, Warmian–Masurian in Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, which on 15 July 1410, was the site of the Battle of Grunwald, that ended in a decisive Polish–Lithuanian victory.[1]
History[edit]
The Grunwald Square was designed between 1920 and 1922, as part of the planning road system near the Warsaw Citadel. Its authors were Antoni Jawornicki and Józef Jankowski. It was originally envisioned as a half-circle with the five-way crossing of newly planned streets, then named Marynarki, Lotnictwa, Kawalerii, and Artylerii. The square and nearby roads began being constructed in the 1930s, however, the works on the project were halted before its full completion.[1][2]
On 14 August 1998, at the square was unveiled the Monument to the Military Endeavour of Polish Americans. It was proposed by the Polish Army Veterans' Association in America, and made by Baltazar Brukalski and Andrzej Pityński. It was dedicated to the Polish American and Polish Canadian soldiers who served in the Blue Army during the First World War, the Polish–Ukrainian War, and the Polish–Soviet War.[3]
Characteristics[edit]
The Grunwald Square is located at the crossing of Broniewskiego Street, Jana Pawła II Avenue, Popiełuszki Street, Wojska Polskiego Avenue, and Matysiakówny Street.[1][4]
At the square is located the Monument to the Military Endeavour of Polish Americans made by Baltazar Brukalski and Andrzej Pityński. It is dedicated to the Polish American and Polish Canadian soldiers who served in the Blue Army during the First World War, the Polish–Ukrainian War, and the Polish–Soviet War.[3]
Gallery[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Kwiryna Handke: Słownik nazewnictwa Warszawy. Warsaw: Slawistyczny Ośrodek Wydawniczy, 1998, p. 373. ISBN 83-86619-97X. (in Polish)
- ^ Ł. Heyman: Nowy Żoliborz 1918-1939. Wrocław: Ossolineum, 1976. (in Polish)
- ^ a b "Zarys historii Stowarzyszenia Weteranów Armii Polskiej w Ameryce". pava-swap.org (in Polish).
- ^ "Plad Grunwaldzki". ulicetwojegomiasta.pl (in Polish).