Reduta Bank Polski
The Reduta Bank Polski site in downtown Warsaw is the site of the building of the former Polish National Bank built at the beginning of the 20th century, the remains of which are located at 10 Bielańska Street in Warsaw. The area is one of the main symbols of the Warsaw Uprising . Here was a bitterly contested military entrenchment (in Polish: "Reduta") of the Polish Home Army , after which the area is named today.
history
At the point at which the two-building in the 18th century Mint the last Polish king, Stanislaw August Poniatowski was that made Russian state bank after demolition of the old coin in the years 1907 to 1911 monumental bank buildings in the style of Neo-Renaissance building . The irregular two-winged building with a central wing was based on a project by Leonti Nikolajewitsch Benois , the then rector of the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg .
During the Russian occupation, the building served as the headquarters of the Polish branch of the Russian State Bank. After regaining independence, the Polish State Loan Fund (Polish: Polska Krajowa Kasa Pożyczkowa ) was initially housed here in 1918 . After 1926 it was the seat of Bank Polski (German: Polish Bank ), the predecessor of today's National Bank of Poland .
Second World War
During the German occupation from 1939 to 1944, the building served as the headquarters of an issuing bank . In the Warsaw Uprising from August 1944, the bank and the adjacent area were the scene of fierce fighting, the traces of which are still visible today on the facade of the existing west wing. The "Sosna" unit of the "Łukasinski" battalion of the Polish Home Army held positions here from August 1 to September 21, 1944. The building was not only shot at by German ground troops, but also bombed from the air.
In the 1960s, the main part (center and north wing) of the heavily damaged building on the corner of Bielańska Street and Solidarności Avenue, which was newly built after the war and divided here, was demolished. Only the west wing on the corner of Bielańska and Daniłowiczowska streets was preserved. It was entered in the city's monument protection register.
Because the place is an important symbol of the defense of Warsaw's Old Town during World War II, the establishment of a Warsaw Uprising Museum was planned here. From 1981, the committee for the construction of the Warsaw Uprising Museum (Polish: Społeczny Komitet Budowy Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego ) began collecting future museum exhibits here. In 1993 the land of the former National Bank with the remains of the building was sold to the property development company Reduta Banku Polskiego of the controversial Polish entrepreneur Antoni Feldon under monument protection conditions . Up to 2010, apart from a few substance-preserving measures, there were no major construction activities. In the 2000s, the temporarily covered west wing was a popular venue for fashion shows, conferences, exhibitions and company events.
The unrenovated west wing in March 2011
East wing from Senatorska Street
The Kotwica symbol in front of the east wing
Facade detail of the first floor
Memorial plaque on the east wing
Construction of the Senator office building
In 2006, Belgian property developer Ghelamco bought the Reduta company from Feldon . The company started construction work on the “Senator” office complex in winter 2010. The total property covers 6,587 square meters, the six-story building to be built on it will contain 25,000 to 30,000 square meters of usable space and 300 to 400 parking spaces. The construction should be completed in 2012. The new object will trace the shape and appearance of the former National Bank building from the 1930s; the former, characteristic rounded corner at the intersection of Solidarnosci and Bielańska streets is also included. Fragments of the earlier bank foundations selected by the Monument Protection Office will be visible through a glass floor. This also includes the structures of the Stanislaus August Poniatowski coin that still exist.
Status of construction work in March 2011
East facade of the former central wing
View from Solidarności avenue
Marketing board for renting the new building
Building site from an eastward perspective
The original concept for the reconstruction and rebuilding of the facility came from the architect Michal Borowski. His concept is the basis of the current project, which was created by the architects Jaspers & Eyers , AB-Projekt and Architrav . The future use of the west wing is unknown. The Warsaw Uprising Museum, originally to be set up by the investor under the 1995 contract between Feldon and the city , has been located in a converted tram power station on Warsaw's Grzybowska Street since 2004.
Completed building in autumn 2012
View from the Blue Tower Plaza
View from Solidarności avenue
Connection to the old building
Bullet holes
See also
Web links
- Historical photographs
- Views of the new building project
References and comments
- ↑ a b according to Information Reduta Bank Polski. ( Memento of the original from September 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at Warsawsun.pl
- ↑ a b c according to Michał Wojtczuk: Ekskluzywny biurowiec wyrośnie na gruzach Banku Polskiego. in Gazeta Wyborcza, April 28, 2010 (in Polish)
- ↑ according to a memorial plaque on the ruined building (see photo on the right)
- ↑ according to an information board on the building
- ↑ a b c according to Article Zobacz projekt skrzydła Banku Polskiego po remoncie. in the Gazeta Wyborcza newspaper of April 29, 2010 (in Polish)
- ↑ according to Jeroen van der Toolen (interview) in "Inwestor", issue 3/2011 (March), Investpress, Warsaw 2011, p. 38
Coordinates: 52 ° 14 ′ 42 " N , 21 ° 0 ′ 20.1" E