Alfons Ferdynand Kropiwnicki
Alfons Ferdynand Kropiwnicki (born January 29, 1803 , † June 25, 1881 ) was a Polish builder and architect who mainly worked in Warsaw and represented a late classicist , sometimes also eclectic style.
Life
Kropiwnicki graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts of Warsaw University . In 1926 he received the patent of a freelance builder in the Kingdom of Poland . Under the direction of Antonio Corazzi , he was involved in the construction of the Teatr Wielki in Warsaw. From 1835 he worked with the city architect Józef Grzegorz Lessel . In 1841 he and Jan Jakub Gay built the Gościnny Dwór bazaar hall, which is based on an iron structure . From 1843 Kropiwnicki was a builder for the city of Warsaw. In 1847 he was ennobled (coat of arms of the Sas).
Buildings (selection)
- Construction of the “Gościnny Dwór” bazaar hall (1841)
- New construction of the German Synagogue in Warsaw (1849)
- Restoration of the Karol Boromeusz Church in the Powązki Cemetery (1850–1854)
- Refurbishment of the Chodkiewicz Palace (1852)
- Reconstruction of the Frascati Palace (1836–1838)
- Reconstruction of the Namiestnikowski Palace (1850s)
- Station building on the Warsaw- Terespol line in Warsaw-Praga (1865–1866)
- Renovation of the Janasz house
Web links
- Brief information and list of buildings at Warszawa1939.pl (in Polish)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kropiwnicki, Alfons Ferdynand |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kropiwnicki, Alfons |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1803 |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 25, 1881 |