Confederation Square, Warsaw
 The Confederation Square in 2017. | |
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| Location | Warsaw, Poland |
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| Coordinates | 52°16′47.2″N 20°56′47.7″E / 52.279778°N 20.946583°E |
| North | Lipińska Street Płatnicza Street |
| East | Schroegera Street |
| South | Daniłowskiego Street Płatnicza Street |
| West | Schroegera Street |
| Construction | |
| Completion | 1920s |
The Confederation Square (Polish: Plac Konfederacji) is an urban square in Warsaw. It is located in the district of Bielany, at the crossing of Płatnicza Street, Lipińska Street, Schroegera Street, and Daniłowskiego Street. The square was built in the late 1920s.[1]
Name[edit]
The park was named after confederations, which were special associations formed by nobility in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Most famous of those were the Bar Confederation formed in 1768, and the Targowica Confederation in 1792.[2]
History[edit]
The square was constructed in the late 1920, beginning in 1926. It was build as a part of then developed suburban neighbourhood of Zdobycz Robotnicza in Warsaw, Poland. Around it were build 27 detached houses designed by Janusz Dzierżawski in the manour house style.[1][3]
Between 1953 and 1954, next to the square were build several terraced houses, designed by Maria Piechotek and Kazimierz Piechotek.[1]
In 1981 next to the square was build the Church of St. Sigismund, designed by Zbigniew Pawelski.[3]
Characteristics[edit]
The Confederation Square is a small rectangular ubran square, located at the crossing of Płatnicza Street, Lipińska Street, Schroegera Street, and Daniłowskiego Street. It has the area 0.70 ha.[1]
In its centre is place a monument dedicated to the 77th Infantry Regiment of the Polish Armed Forces, and the 77th Infantry Regiment of the Home Army, both of which served during the Second World War. It has a form of a rock with an institution sculpted on it.[1][3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Paweł Brylski (2017). "Plac Konfederacji". placewarszawy.pl (in Polish).
- ^ "Plac Konfederacji". ulicetwojegomiasta.pl (in Polish).
- ^ a b c Tomasz Urzykowski (17 May 2007). "Stare Bielany". warszawa.wyborcza.pl (in Polish).