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'''Krakowskie Przedmieście''', in [[Warsaw]] (literal [[English language|English]] meaning: "[[Kraków]] Suburb"; until the 19th century, also known by the [[French language|French]] rendering, "''Faubourg de Cracovie''") is one of the most impressive and prestigious streets of [[Warsaw|Poland's capital]]. |
'''Krakowskie Przedmieście''', in [[Warsaw]] (literal [[English language|English]] meaning: "[[Kraków]] Suburb"; until the 19th century, also known by the [[French language|French]] rendering, "''Faubourg de Cracovie''") is one of the most impressive and prestigious streets of [[Warsaw|Poland's capital]]. |
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[[Image:POL JS Mock Wjazd Augusta III do Warszawy.jpg|right|thumb|230px|''Entry of king [[Augustus III of Poland|Augustus III]] into Warsaw'' with a temporary [[triumphal arch]] at Krakowskie Przedmieście by Samuel Mock (1734). [[St. Anne's Church, Warsaw|St. Anne's Church]] is visible on the right.]] |
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Krakowskie Przedmieście is one of the oldest streets in Warsaw, having started out as a trade route in the 15th century.<ref name="warsaw_voice">{{en icon}} {{cite web |author = Magdalena Błaszczyk |url = http://www.warsawvoice.pl/view/1845636 |title = History Gets a Facelift |work = www.warsawvoice.pl |publisher = |pages = |page = |date = 13 August 2008 |accessdate = 2008-09-17}}</ref> During the 17th century, palaces and manor houses started sprouting up along what had by then become the major artery of the new Polish capital.<ref name="warsawtour" /> |
Krakowskie Przedmieście is one of the oldest streets in Warsaw, having started out as a trade route in the 15th century.<ref name="warsaw_voice">{{en icon}} {{cite web |author = Magdalena Błaszczyk |url = http://www.warsawvoice.pl/view/1845636 |title = History Gets a Facelift |work = www.warsawvoice.pl |publisher = |pages = |page = |date = 13 August 2008 |accessdate = 2008-09-17}}</ref> During the 17th century, palaces and manor houses started sprouting up along what had by then become the major artery of the new Polish capital.<ref name="warsawtour" /> |
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Krakowskie Przedmieście Street was then the first leg of the so-called [[Royal Route]] that runs between the [[Royal Castle, Warsaw|Royal Castle]] and [[Wilanów Palace]], the onetime summer residence of King [[John III Sobieski]].<ref name="warsaw_voice" /> The Street connects the Royal Castle with [[Nowy Świat Street]]. The route then continues along Ujazdowskie Avenue, Belwederska Street and Sobieskiego Street to arrive at [[Wilanów]]. |
Krakowskie Przedmieście Street was then the first leg of the so-called [[Royal Route]] that runs between the [[Royal Castle, Warsaw|Royal Castle]] and [[Wilanów Palace]], the onetime summer residence of King [[John III Sobieski]].<ref name="warsaw_voice" /> The Street connects the Royal Castle with [[Nowy Świat Street]]. The route then continues along Ujazdowskie Avenue, Belwederska Street and Sobieskiego Street to arrive at [[Wilanów]]. |
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[[Image:ZaleskiMarcin.1831.PowrotOddzialowWojskaPolskiegoZWierzbna.jpg|thumb|left|230px|''The return of squads of Polish army from Wierzbna'' showing the general view of Krakowskie Przedmieście with [[Tyszkiewicz Palace, Warsaw|Tyszkiewicz Palace]] by [[Marcin Zaleski]] (1831).]] |
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During the 18th century the Italian painter [[Bernardo Bellotto]], better known as il Canaletto, the court painter for [[Poland]]'s last king [[Stanisław August Poniatowski]], painted with meticulous details the streets and architecture of 18th century Warsaw. He captured Warsaw’s glory at a time when the city held the permanent royal residence, had a fast growing population and a strong economy, and was the seat of learning and the arts. It was partly thanks to these painting that Warsaw was able to be rebuilt by the Polish nation following it’s devastation in [[1944]].<ref>{{en icon}} {{cite web |author = Anthony M. Tung |url = http://www.anthonymtung.com/excerpts.htm |title = Preserving the World's Great Cities |work = www.anthonymtung.com |publisher = |pages = |page = |date = |accessdate = 2008-09-18}}</ref> |
During the 18th century the Italian painter [[Bernardo Bellotto]], better known as il Canaletto, the court painter for [[Poland]]'s last king [[Stanisław August Poniatowski]], painted with meticulous details the streets and architecture of 18th century Warsaw. He captured Warsaw’s glory at a time when the city held the permanent royal residence, had a fast growing population and a strong economy, and was the seat of learning and the arts. It was partly thanks to these painting that Warsaw was able to be rebuilt by the Polish nation following it’s devastation in [[1944]].<ref>{{en icon}} {{cite web |author = Anthony M. Tung |url = http://www.anthonymtung.com/excerpts.htm |title = Preserving the World's Great Cities |work = www.anthonymtung.com |publisher = |pages = |page = |date = |accessdate = 2008-09-18}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 08:59, 13 October 2008
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| Length | 1 km (0.62 mi) |
| Existed | 15th century–present |
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| Major cities | Warsaw |
Krakowskie Przedmieście, in Warsaw (literal English meaning: "Kraków Suburb"; until the 19th century, also known by the French rendering, "Faubourg de Cracovie") is one of the most impressive and prestigious streets of Poland's capital.
It is the northernmost part of the Royal Route, and links the Old Town and Royal Castle with some of the most notable institutions in Warsaw, including — proceeding southward — the Presidential Palace, Warsaw University, and the Polish Academy of Sciences (headquartered in the Staszic Palace).[1]
The immediate southward extension of Krakowskie Przedmieście, along the Royal Route, is ulica Nowy Świat (English: "New World Street").
Krakowskie Przedmieście is also the main and most elegant street in Lublin, and the name of streets in the Polish towns of Piotrków Trybunalski, Bochnia, Krasnystaw, Olkusz, Sieradz and Wieluń.
History
Krakowskie Przedmieście is one of the oldest streets in Warsaw, having started out as a trade route in the 15th century.[2] During the 17th century, palaces and manor houses started sprouting up along what had by then become the major artery of the new Polish capital.[1]
Krakowskie Przedmieście Street was then the first leg of the so-called Royal Route that runs between the Royal Castle and Wilanów Palace, the onetime summer residence of King John III Sobieski.[2] The Street connects the Royal Castle with Nowy Świat Street. The route then continues along Ujazdowskie Avenue, Belwederska Street and Sobieskiego Street to arrive at Wilanów.
During the 18th century the Italian painter Bernardo Bellotto, better known as il Canaletto, the court painter for Poland's last king Stanisław August Poniatowski, painted with meticulous details the streets and architecture of 18th century Warsaw. He captured Warsaw’s glory at a time when the city held the permanent royal residence, had a fast growing population and a strong economy, and was the seat of learning and the arts. It was partly thanks to these painting that Warsaw was able to be rebuilt by the Polish nation following it’s devastation in 1944.[3]
By the end of the 19th century, the street was lined with impressive baroque and classical palaces, churches and tenement buildings. The early 20th century saw the erection of large commercial buildings like the Bristol Hotel.[2]
The nowdays facelift is the handiwork of Krzysztof Domaradzki's Dawos studio. The architects relied heavily on historical sources, especially the photographic precision of paintings depicting Warsaw by Bernardo Belotto.[2]
Features
The stone Madonna and child, called the Madonna of Passau, is standing at Krakowskie Przedmieście, opposite the end of Bednarska Street.[4] It was sculpted by Royal Sculptor Józef Belotti and placed in its present position in 1683 as a votive offering for King John III Sobieski's victory over the Turks at Vienna.[4] The statue is Warsaw's second oldest monument after Zygmunt's Column.
Trębacka Street leads us to the Adam Mickiewicz Monument which was erected in 1898 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Poland’s greatest poet.[5] In 1942, the Germans destroyed it and transferred to Hamburg. Only the head and a fragment of the torso were recovered for the post-war reconstruction works.[5]
In accordance with Fryderyk Chopin's will, after his death his heart was removed, placed in an urn, and brought by his sister to Warsaw, where it was deposited inside a pillar in the Holy Cross Church on Krakowskie Przedmieście.[6]
| No. | Description | Picture |
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| 46/48 | Presidential Palace | 
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| 15/17 | Potocki Palace | 
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| 26/28 | University of Warsaw | 
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| 26/28 | Kazimierzowski Palace | 
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| 32 | Tyszkiewicz Palace | 
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| 30 | Czetwertynski Palace | 
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| 5 | Czapski Palace | 
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| 42/44 | Bristol Hotel | 
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| 13 | Europejski Hotel | 
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| 34 | Visitationist Church | File:JozefChurch.jpg |
| 68 | St. Anne's Church | File:AnnaChurch.jpg |
| 62 | Charitable Center Res Sacra Miser former Kazanowski Palace | 
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| 3 | Holy Cross Church | File:HolyCorssChurchW.jpg |
| 52/54 | Carmelite Church | File:NMPJozefChurch.jpg |
References
- In-line:
- ^ a b Template:Pl icon "Trakt Królewski". www.warsawtour.pl. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- ^ a b c d Template:En icon Magdalena Błaszczyk (13 August 2008). "History Gets a Facelift". www.warsawvoice.pl. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
- ^ Template:En icon Anthony M. Tung. "Preserving the World's Great Cities". www.anthonymtung.com. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- ^ a b Template:Pl icon "Figura Matki Boskiej Passawskiej". www.warszawa1939.pl. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
- ^ a b Template:En icon "Adam Mickiewicz Monument". eGuide / Treasures of Warsaw on-line. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- ^ Template:En icon "Church of the Holy Cross". eGuide / Treasures of Warsaw on-line. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
Gallery
The street by Canaletto
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As seen from the Castle Square -
Detail with St. Anne's Church -
View from Nowy Świat Street -
Canaletto painting display cube
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Monuments
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Józef Poniatowski monument (1816) -
Nicolaus Copernicus monument (1822) -
Adam Mickiewicz monument (1898)
External links
Media related to Krakowskie Przedmieście in Warsaw at Wikimedia Commons