Kubicki arcades
The Kubicki Arcades ( Arkady Kubickiego in Polish ) are located below the east facade of the Warsaw Royal Castle .
history
The castle stands close to the upper edge of the steep slope to the bank of the Vistula . Since there was no space to build a garden, the architect Jakub Kubicki built a series of seven open arcades 195 m long and 8.5 m wide below the embankment. The cross vault and the 3.3 m thick walls were made of brick. The arcades were covered with a layer of earth on which a 24 m wide palace garden terrace was created. A stone external staircase connected the terrace with the surrounding area.
After the defeat of the November uprising of 1830-1831, the arcades were taken over by the Russian army. The arched openings were walled up and a horse stable was built. The arcades were also used by the Polish army in the period 1918–1939.
The arcades were not blown up with the royal palace in 1944, but they were neglected for a very long time. They continued to serve in the Polish army until 1980. Her condition gradually worsened.
After 1993, the first reports on the condition of the property were made. As part of the renovation, drainage was laid, the walls were provided with moisture insulation, and the vault was reinforced with a reinforced concrete ceiling.
Since the Schlossplatz was declared a pedestrian zone, tourist traffic with buses should be relocated to the arcades. The arcades were connected to the castle by an escalator. The arched openings were glazed. Souvenir shops, ticket offices and a lecture hall were built. On April 1, 2009, the arcades were opened to tourism.
source
- Adam Dylewski: Warszawa i okolice , Pascal, 2008, ISBN 978-83-7513-139-0
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Coordinates: 52 ° 14 ′ 54.4 " N , 21 ° 0 ′ 57.7" E