Andrzej Gołoński

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Andrzej Gołoński (born November 24, 1799 in Włocławek , † September 18, 1854 in Warsaw ) was a Polish architect and representative of late classicism .

Life

Gołonski studied architecture and geodesy at the University of Warsaw . In 1819 he received a grant from the Commission for Internal Affairs (Polish: Komisja Spraw Wewnętrznych) and began working as an assistant builder at the Ministry of the Interior. In 1821 he finished his studies. He first worked as a student, later as an employee of Jakub Kubicki . He worked on its arcades below the Warsaw Castle . He also took on the design of St. John's Cathedral on the occasion of the funeral ceremonies for the death of Alexander I and the design of the palace square for the coronation of Nicholas I. Kubicki saw in him his successor as Warsaw's chief architect and quickly promoted the young Gołoński to important positions.

In 1825 he was granted permission to work as a freelance architect in the Kingdom of Poland . In 1826 Gołonski was appointed deputy professor, and in 1928 professor of the Chair of Perspective Signs at the University of Warsaw. In 1832 he was appointed a member of the government commission for internal affairs and religious questions (Polish: Komisja Rządowa Spraw Wewnętrznych i Duchownych). A year later he became the builder of the industrial and commercial department of this commission.

From 1843 he also worked at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw . In 1853 he was made an honorary member of the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg .

Gołoński mainly built in the style of mature classicism. But he also used elements of the Gothic and Renaissance . Many of the buildings he built were destroyed in World War II and not rebuilt later. The architect was buried in the Powązki Cemetery in Warsaw.

Buildings (selection)

  • Reconstruction of the barracks buildings (1st and 2nd pavilions) of the 21st Infantry Regiment “Dzieci Warszawy” in the Warsaw Citadel (1822)
  • Reconstruction of the barracks buildings (3rd to 9th pavilion) of the 30th Infantry Regiment “Strzelców Kaniowskich”, ibid (1822)
  • Frageta tenement house for Jakub Hempel (1830)
  • Reconstruction of the church for the removal of Jesus from the cross in the Warsaw Citadel to the Orthodox Church of St. Alexander Yaroslavich Newski (1835, destroyed)
  • Conversion of the Piarist Church and the Humański Palace on Ulica Długa into an Orthodox Trinity Church together with Antonio Corazzi (1835–1837)
  • Badeni Palace on Krasiński Square (1837–1838, destroyed)
  • Mitkiewicz house in the neo-Gothic style of an English castle at Ulica Chmielna 51 (1840–1843, destroyed)
  • Uruski Palace on Krakowskie Przedmieście (1844)
  • Orthodox Nevsky Church at the Łazienki Palace (1846, destroyed)
  • Jan Józef Manzel's house at 19 Chłodna Street (destroyed)
  • Building of the stock exchange at Ulica Królewska 14 (destroyed)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c according to Curriculum vitae and building certificate on the Powązki Cemetery website in Warsaw (in Polish)
  2. ↑ a b c according to Brief information at Polskaniezwykla.pl (in Polish)
  3. ↑ according to Short info at Gazeta.pl (photo forum) (in Polish)

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personal data
SURNAME Gołoński, Andrzej
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish architect
DATE OF BIRTH November 24, 1799
PLACE OF BIRTH Włocławek
DATE OF DEATH September 18, 1854
Place of death Warsaw