Stanislaw Markiewicz Viaduct
The Stanisław Markiewicz Viaduct in Ulica Karowa (Polish: Wiadukt im. Dr. Stanisława Markiewicza na Karowej ) in Warsaw's inner city district is a small circular road viaduct from the beginning of the 20th century. It is located on the Warsaw Vistula embankment and is named after a Polish doctor. It is popularly known as the “Karowa snail” (Polish: Ślimak na Karowej ).
History and architecture
The viaduct is part of the Karowa Street , which overcomes the steeply sloping Vistula embankment , which - starting at Hotel Bristol - connects the Ulica Krakowskie Przedmieście above the embankment with the Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie , which runs along the Vistula . In the 18th century, the first garbage dump in Warsaw, the “Magazyn Karowy”, was located at the foot of the gorge. It was given the name Karo and the road that was later built in its place from the horse garbage trucks used here, known as “Karo”. Above the viaduct on the Karowa is the old maternity hospital (No. 2), which was built in 1910 according to a design by Kazimierz Skorewicz, and the building of the Polish Hygiene Society (Polish: Polskie Towarzystwo Higieniczne , No. 32), which was built around 1912 a design by Jan Fryderyk Heurich in the early modernist style.
The viaduct was built with the road in the years 1902-1905. The construction came from the engineer K. Sommer (the construction was carried out by the company of the engineer Arnold Bronikowski), the architectural design was provided by Stefan Szyller and Jan Woydyga was responsible for the sculptural design. The building is executed in the splendid neo -renaissance style and adorned with numerous sculptures. It has two arches and a room in the middle pillar that widens towards the rear, which is currently used as a gallery. In the middle of the bridge there is a large group of allegories by Woydyga: a woman with a crown symbolizing the Warsaw city wall holds an open book and in her second hand the symbols of art and culture. The second figure shows a man with a sword and a drive wheel, symbols of work. A burning torch stands between them as a symbol of education. A protruding male head with a flowing beard symbolizes the Vistula.
As a result of the connection between the affluent residential area on Krakowskie Przedmieście and the working-class area at the foot of the embankment, an upswing in the area near the Vistula was predicted. An escalator should be installed next to the pedestrian street. However, these hopes were not fulfilled.
In 1965 the building was placed under monument protection with the registration number 681 (July 1, 1965) . In 2006 and 2007 the system was completely overhauled.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stanisław Markiewicz (1839-1911) was a Polish doctor, hygienist and socially committed activist. He was the first in Poland to organize summer camps for children. In 1882 he founded the Society for Summer Camps (Polish: Towarzystwo Kolonii Letnich ). He introduced systematic studies in schools and is one of the designers of the sewer system in Warsaw
- ↑ January Woydyga (1857 to about 1939) was a Polish sculptor
- ↑ according to Jerzy S. Majewski, Akcja Gazety - Zabytek never zbytek. Ślimak na Karowej at Gazeta.pl from November 14, 2002 (in Polish)
literature
- Julius A. Chroscicki and Andrzej Rottermund, Architectural Atlas of Warsaw , 1st edition, Arkady, Warsaw 1978, p. 74 f.
Web links
- Brief information about the viaduct in Warszawa-Wikia (in Polish)
- Detailed information on the road and viaduct on the city website (in Polish)
- Historical aerial view of the destroyed city from 1945
- Information from PolskaNiezwykla (in Polish)
Coordinates: 52 ° 14 ′ 35 ″ N , 21 ° 1 ′ 6 ″ E