Monument to Johann III. Sobieski in Warsaw
The monument to Johann III. Sobieski in Warsaw ( Polish: Pomnik Jana III Sobieskiego w Warszawie ) is one of the oldest monuments in Warsaw. It was erected in September 1788 on Agrykola Street (Ulica Agrykola) on the edge of Łazienki Park .
The then ruling last King of Poland, Stanislaus August Poniatowski , had a monument to the victor from Kahlenberg 1683, John III , in view of the worsening political situation in Poland . Sobieski, to promote the patriotic mood.
The equestrian monument, carved from a block of sandstone from Szydłowiec , was made by the sculptor Franz Pinck based on a design by André Le Brun. A monument to the king in Wilanów Palace served as a model . The memorial was placed on a bridge, over a canal that connected two park ponds. The king with a parade helmet and antique armor , holding the general's staff in his right hand, is sitting on a rearing horse, a naked Turk is lying on the ground, his hand raised pleading for mercy. The monument is flanked by two panoplies with inscriptions.
During the November Uprising of 1831, the rebels who were preparing to storm the Warsaw arsenal gathered around the figure of the victorious king .
The monument survived the siege of Warsaw in 1939 and the uprising of 1944 undamaged . In 1947 it was thoroughly renovated.
Web links
- Warsaw Official Website (Polish, English)
Coordinates: 52 ° 13 ′ 2.6 ″ N , 21 ° 2 ′ 7.5 ″ E