Bolesław Prus Monument
 The monument in 2019 | |
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| 52°14′30.22″N 21°00′58.91″E / 52.2417278°N 21.0163639°E | |
| Location | Jan Twardowski Square, Downtown, Warsaw, Poland |
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| Designer | Anna Kamieńska-Łapińska |
| Type | Statue |
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| Height | 3.6 m (statue) |
| Opening date | 15 January 1977 |
| Dedicated to | Bolesław Prus |
Bolesław Prus Monument (Polish: Pomnik Bolesława Prusa) is a bronze statue in Warsaw, Poland, located in the Downtown district on Jan Twardowski Square, near the intersection of Krakowskie Przedmieście and Karowa Street. It is dedicated to Bolesław Prus, a 19th- and 20th-century novelist, and a leading figure in the history of Polish literature and philosophy. The monument was designed by Anna Kamieńska-Łapińska and unveiled on 15 January 1977.
History
[edit]The monument is dedicated to Bolesław Prus, a 19th- and 20th-century novelist, and a leading figure in the history of Polish literature and philosophy. It was first proposed in 1916 in the magazine Tygodnik Illustrowany. The idea was revisited in the early 1960s in the radio drama The Matysiaks. Money for its construction was donated by Warsaw artisans.[1]
In 1962, four teams of artists were awarded[clarification needed] in the contest for the monument's design.[2] However, none of the designs was used. Anna Kamieńska-Łapińska was commissioned to create a new design. The monument was unveiled on 15 January 1977.[1][3]
Features
[edit]The monument is located on Jan Twardowski Square, near the intersection of Krakowskie Przedmieście and Karowa Street. Before World War II, at this site stood a building that housed the presses of Kurier Warszawski, a newspaper for which Bolesław Prus wrote.[1]
The monument is a bronze statue 3.6 meters tall, standing on a low granite pedestal. It depicts Bolesław Prus as an elderly man in a pensive pose, holding a cane and with his hands behind his back.[1][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Wiesław Głębocki: Warszawskie pomniki. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo PTTK Kraj, p. 79. ISBN 83-7005-211-8. (in Polish)
- ^ "Konkurs na pomnik Bolesława Prusa w Warszawie", Stolica, no. 19, May 1962, p. 2–3. (in Polish)
- ^ Krzysztof Jabłoński: Warszawa: portret miasta. Warsaw: Arkady, 1984. ISBN 83-213-2993-4. (in Polish)
- ^ Irena Grzesiuk-Olszewska: Warszawska rzeźba pomnikowa. Waraw: Neriton, 2003, pm 136–137. ISBN 83-88973-59-2. (in Polish)
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