Krasiński Garden Pond (Polish: Staw w Ogrodzie Krasińskich) is a small artificial lake in Warsaw, Poland, within the neighbourhood of Muranów in the Downtown district. It is located in the Krasiński Garden, and has an area of 0.1443 ha. The lake was formed between 1891 and 1895.
| Krasiński Garden Pond | |
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 Krasiński Garden Pond in 2020. | |
  Krasiński Garden Pond | |
| Location | Krasiński Garden, Warsaw, Poland |
| Coordinates | 52°14′53″N 21°00′05″E / 52.24806°N 21.00139°E |
| Lake type | Artificial lake |
| Primary inflows | Water pipeline system |
| Primary outflows | Sewage system |
| Basin countries |  Poland |
| Surface area | 0.1443 hectares (0.357 acres) |
| Surface elevation | 106.5 metres (349 ft) |
History
editThe artificial lake was developed sometime between 1891 and 1895, during the renovation of the Krasiński Garden, aimed at redeveloping it into a English landscape garden. It was designed by the author of the park project and the main city gardener, Franciszek Szanior.[1][2] It was renovated between 2013 and 2014.[1]
Characteristics
editThe artificial lake is located in the centre of the Krasiński Garden in Warsaw, within the neighbourhood of Muranów in the Downtown district.[1]
It is placed in the elevated area with the height of 106.5 m, and has a total area of 0.1443 ha. The water that feeds the lake is brought via pipelines to a small source on a hill, surrounded by decorative rocks, from where it flows via small creek and cascade waterfalls to the lake. The outflows is carried out via sewerage system. It features one island.[3][4]
As the garden was designed to be a metaphor for Poland and its national symbols, the lake is a reflection of the Baltic Sea, with the attached creek symbolising Vistula, and its source surrounded by rocks, mountains in the south of the country.[2]
In the lake is placed a sculpture by Leon Machowski, which depicts five fisherman on a boat that carries a large fish.[5]
Gallery
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The sculpture of the fishermen by Leon Machowski. -
The island on the lake. -
The creek and water source near the lake.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Ogród Krasińskich". eko.um.warszawa.pl (in Polish).
- ^ a b Beata Fortuna-Antoszkiewicz: "Problemy rewaloryzacji i ochrony parków historycznych w centrum miasta na przykładzie Ogrodu Krasińskich w Warszawie", Czasopismo techniczne. Architektura, no. 6-A/2012. Kraków: Wydawnictwo Politechniki Krakowskiej im. Tadeusza Kościuszki, 2012, p. 145–166, ISSN 1897-6271. (in Polish)
- ^ "Załącznik tekstowy i tabelaryczny do Programu ochrony Środowiska dla miasta stołecznego Warszawy na lata 2009–2012 z uwzględnieniem perspektywy do 2016 r." (PDF). bip.warszawa.pl (in Polish). 21 October 2010.
- ^ "Geoportal krajowy". mapy.geoportal.gov.pl (in Polish).
- ^ "Odkrywamy Muranów. Nieznane i zapomniane miejsca. Zagadkowy budynek Stawki 1A…", Echo Muranowa, issue 4, October – September 2013. (in Polish)