The General Józef Sowiński Monument[a] is a monument in Warsaw, Poland, located in the Sowiński Park within the district of Wola. It is dedicated to Józef Sowiński, a 19th-century officer who was a general of the Polish insurgent army during the November Uprising. It was made by Tadeusz Breyer and unveiled in 1937.
 The General Józef Sowiński Monument in 2020. | |
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| Location | Sowiński Park, Warsaw, Poland |
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| Designer | Tadeusz Breyer |
| Type | Statue |
| Opening date | 28 November 1937 |
| Dedicated to | Józef Sowiński |
History
editThe monument was made by sculptor Tadeusz Breyer, and unveiled on 28 November 1937 in the Sowiński Park. It was dedicated Józef Sowiński, a 19th-century general in the Polish insurgent military of the November Uprising. He died on 6 September 1831, in a battle against Russian forces which took place near the current location of the park.[1]
In 1944, during the Warsaw Uprising in the Second World War, the Wehrmacht had stationed a Karl-Gerät self-propelled siege mortar next to it.[2] The monument has survived the war without demages.[3]
Characteristics
editThe monument is located in the Sowiński Park, in the neighbourhood of Ulrychów in the disctict of Wola. It consists of the statue of Józef Sowiński wearing a general coat, and holding a saber in his right hand and a telescope in his left hand. Its placed on a pedestal with a following inscription:[1][4]
| Polish inscription | English translation |
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Generał Józef Sowiński |
General Józef Sowiński |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Irena Grzesiuk-Olszewska: Warszawska rzeźba pomnikowa. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Neriton, 2003, p. 96. ISBN 83-88973-59-2. (in Polish)
- ^ Piotr Bartnik: "Ziu w Warszawie", Stolica. Warsaw, August–September 2016, p. 76. (in Polish)
- ^ Wola. Lata odbudowy 1945–1948. Warsaw: Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Warszawy. Oddział Wola, 1975, p. 28. (in Polish)
- ^ "Pomnik gen. Józefa Sowińskiego". przewodnik.wola.waw.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
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