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Marcin Kasprzak Memorial

Coordinates: 52°13′45.4″N 20°58′21.9″E / 52.229278°N 20.972750°E / 52.229278; 20.972750
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Marcin Kasprzak Memorial
The monument in 2021.
Map
Interactive map of Marcin Kasprzak Memorial
Location18 and 20 Kasprzaa Street, Wola, Warsaw, Poland
Coordinates52°13′45.4″N 20°58′21.9″E / 52.229278°N 20.972750°E / 52.229278; 20.972750
DesignerEdmund Matuszek
TypeBust
MaterialBronze, granite
Opening date1975
Dedicated toMarcin Kasprzak

The Marcin Kasprzak Memorial (Polish: Pomnik Marcina Kasprzaka) is a monument in Warsaw, Poland, at 18 and 20 Kasprzaka Street, within the district of Wola. It consists of a bronze bust of Marcin Kasprzak, a 19th- and 20th-century labour movement activist, placed on a granite pedestal. It was designed by Edmund Matuszek, and unveiled in 1975.

History

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The monument was designed by Edmund Matuszek, and dedicated to Marcin Kasprzak, a 19th- and 20th-century labour movement activist. It was unveiled in 1975, in front of building of Zakłady Radiowe im. Marcina Kasprzaka (Marcin Kasprzak Radio Company) at 18 and 20 Kasprzaka Street.[1][2]

Characteristics

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The monument is located within the neighbourhood of Czyste in the district of Wola. It consists of a bronze bust of Marcin Kasprzak placed on a granite pedestal. Ot bears the following inscription: "Marcin Kasprzak 1860–1905".[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pomnik Marcina Kasprzaka". przewodnik.wola.waw.pl (in Polish).
  2. ^ a b Paweł Giergoń. "Pomnik Marcina Kasprzaka". sztuka.net (in Polish).