Sigismund's Column
The Sigismund Column , located in the heart of the city on Palace Square, is one of the landmarks of the Polish capital Warsaw .
The baroque column was erected in 1644 by King Władysław IV. Wasa in memory of his father Sigismund , who declared Warsaw the capital in 1596.
The monument was designed by Constantino Tencalla , the integration into the arrangement of the square by Augustyn Locci . The Warsaw bell caster Daniel Tym cast the statue in bronze based on the model created by the Italian sculptor Clemente Molli . The two and a half meter high crowned statue in royal regalia with a large cross in one hand and a saber in the other, was placed on a 20 meter high column. Four panels were attached to the base listing the king's greatest achievements. In its execution, the column is more reminiscent of religious than national symbols, which is seen as an indication of Zygmunt's close connection to the Catholic Church.
The Sigismund Column was destroyed by the Germans in 1944, but already five years later it was almost rebuilt in its old location, now as a symbol for the reconstruction of the completely destroyed city.
literature
- Jerzy Lileyko, The Royal Castle in Warsaw , Interpress Publishing House, ISBN 83-223-1957-6 , Warsaw 1981, p. 46
Web links
- Kolumna Zygmunta III Wazy - Sigismund's Column na portalu polska-org.pl (Polish)
Coordinates: 52 ° 14 '50.4 " N , 21 ° 0' 48.4" E