- Krakowskie Przedmieście
Infobox road
marker_
highway_name=Krakowskie Przedmieście
length_km=1
established=15th century
starting_terminus=Castle Square
ending_terminus=Nicolaus Copernicus monument
cities=Warsaw Krakowskie Przedmieście, in
Warsaw (literal English meaning: "Kraków Suburb"; until the 19th century, also known by the French rendering, "Faubourg de Cracovie") is one of the most impressive and prestigious streets of Poland's capital.It is the northernmost part of the
Royal Route , and links the Old Town and Royal Castle with some of the most notable institutions in Warsaw, including — proceeding southward — the Presidential Palace,Warsaw University , and thePolish Academy of Sciences (headquartered in theStaszic Palace ).pl icon cite web |author = |url = http://www.warsawtour.pl/index.php?id=56&pid=1593121032 |title = Trakt Królewski |work = www.warsawtour.pl |publisher = |pages = |page = |date = |accessdate = 2008-09-18]The immediate southward extension of Krakowskie Przedmieście, along the
Royal Route , is "ulica Nowy Świat" (English: "New World Street").Krakowskie Przedmieście is also the main and most elegant street in
Lublin , and the name of streets in the Polish towns ofPiotrków Trybunalski ,Bochnia ,Krasnystaw ,Olkusz ,Sieradz andWieluń .History
Krakowskie Przedmieście is one of the oldest streets in Warsaw, having started out as a trade route in the 15th century.en icon cite web |author = Magdalena Błaszczyk |url = http://www.warsawvoice.pl/view/1845636 |title = History Gets a Facelift |work = www.warsawvoice.pl |publisher = |pages = |page = |date = 13 August 2008 |accessdate = 2008-09-17] During the 17th century, palaces and manor houses started sprouting up along what had by then become the major artery of the new Polish capital.
Krakowskie Przedmieście Street was then the first leg of the so-called
Royal Route that runs between the Royal Castle andWilanów Palace , the onetime summer residence of KingJohn III Sobieski . The Street connects the Royal Castle withNowy Świat Street . The route then continues along Ujazdowskie Avenue, Belwederska Street and Sobieskiego Street to arrive atWilanów .During the 18th century the Italian painter
Bernardo Bellotto , better known as il Canaletto, the court painter forPoland 's last kingStanisław August Poniatowski , painted with meticulous details the streets and architecture of 18th century Warsaw. He captured Warsaw’s glory at a time when the city held the permanent royal residence, had a fast growing population and a strong economy, and was the seat of learning and the arts. It was partly thanks to these painting that Warsaw was able to be rebuilt by the Polish nation following it’s devastation in1944 . [en icon cite web |author = Anthony M. Tung |url = http://www.anthonymtung.com/excerpts.htm |title = Preserving the World's Great Cities |work = www.anthonymtung.com |publisher = |pages = |page = |date = |accessdate = 2008-09-18]By the end of the 19th century, the street was lined with impressive baroque and classical palaces, churches and tenement buildings. The early 20th century saw the erection of large commercial buildings like the Bristol Hotel.
The nowdays facelift is the handiwork of Krzysztof Domaradzki's Dawos studio. The architects relied heavily on historical sources, especially the photographic precision of paintings depicting Warsaw by Bernardo Belotto.
Features
The stone Madonna and child, called the "Madonna of
Passau ", is standing at Krakowskie Przedmieście, opposite the end of Bednarska Street.pl icon cite web |author = |url = http://www.warszawa1939.pl/index.php?r1=krakowskie_passawska&r3=0 |title = Figura Matki Boskiej Passawskiej |work = www.warszawa1939.pl |publisher = |pages = |page = |date = |accessdate = 2008-09-22] It was sculpted by Royal Sculptor Józef Belotti and placed in its present position in1683 as a votive offering for KingJohn III Sobieski 's victory over the Turks atVienna . The statue is Warsaw's second oldest monument afterZygmunt's Column .Trębacka Street leads us to the
Adam Mickiewicz Monument which was erected in 1898 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Poland’s greatest poet.en icon cite web |author = |url = http://um.warszawa.pl/v_syrenka/perelki/index_en.php?mi_id=7&dz_id=12 |title = Adam Mickiewicz Monument |work = eGuide / Treasures of Warsaw on-line |publisher = |pages = |page = |date = |accessdate = 2008-09-18] In 1942, the Germans destroyed it and transferred toHamburg . Only the head and a fragment of the torso were recovered for the post-war reconstruction works.In accordance with
Fryderyk Chopin 's will, after his death his heart was removed, placed in an urn, and brought by his sister toWarsaw , where it was deposited inside a pillar in the Holy Cross Church on Krakowskie Przedmieście. [en icon cite web |author = |url = http://um.warszawa.pl/v_syrenka/perelki/index_en.php?mi_id=112&dz_id=12 |title = Church of the Holy Cross |work = eGuide / Treasures of Warsaw on-line |publisher = |pages = |page = |date = |accessdate = 2008-09-18]References
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The street by Canaletto
Castle Square"
St. Anne's Church"
Nowy Świat Street ".jpg|)
Monuments
Józef Poniatowski monument (1816)"
Nicolaus Copernicus monument (1822)"
Adam Mickiewicz monument (1898)"External links
* [http://um.warszawa.pl/v_syrenka/perelki/index_en.php?mi_id=7&dz_id=12 Krakowskie Przedmieście Street]
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