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| Statue of Adam Mickiewicz | |
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 The statue in 2008 | |
| Artist | Teodor Rygier |
| Completion date | 26 June 1898 |
| Subject | Adam Mickiewicz |
| Location | Kraków, Poland |
| 50°03′41,3″N 19°56′16,9″E | |
Statue of Adam Mickiewicz in Kraków (colloquially called "Adaś" by Krakow's inhabitants) is a monument located in Kraków on the eastern side of the Main Square, between the Cloth Hall and the end of Sienna Street.
History[edit]
The monument was designed by Teodor Rygier, the ceremonial unveiling of the monument took place on June 26, 1898, in the hundredth year of Adam Mickiewicz's birth[1]. The design of the monument was presented by Teodor Rygier during the competition for the Bard's monument, organized in Krakow in 1880–1890[2]. The choice of Teodora Rygiera for the project was met with criticism, which was reflected in numerous press polemics and separate publications devoted to this issue[1][3].
The monument, 10 m high, depicts the poet standing on a pedestal, at the foot of which there are four allegories on a multi-step pedestal: Fatherland, Courage, Science and Poetry. There is a dedication on the pedestal: "Adamowi Mickiewiczowi Naród"[1].
On August 17, 1940, the monument was destroyed by the Nazis occupying the city. After the war, it was reconstructed from elements found in 1946 in a scrapyard in Hamburg. The stone elements were made of ''Kośmin'' granodiorite mined in Piława Górna in Lower Silesia[3]. The unveiling of the reconstructed monument took place on November 26, 1955, on the hundredth anniversary of the bard's death[3][2].
The Adam Mickiewicz monument is the most frequently photographed and most recognizable monument in Kraków. During the Euro 2012, the monument was decorated with a cotillion in the national colors of Poland and the Netherlands, England or Italy on the days when they played their matches at the championship[1].
Gallery[edit]
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Bird's-eye view -
The monument against the background of the Main Square
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Pomnik Adama Mickiewicza – Magiczny Kraków". www.krakow.pl. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ a b Kronika Krakowa (in Polish). Warsaw: Kronika. 1996. p. 265. ISBN 9788386079070.
- ^ a b c Encyklopedia Krakowa (in Polish). Warsaw-Kraków: PWN. 2000. p. 787. ISBN 8301133252.
Bibliography[edit]
- Statue of Adam Mickiewicz, Kronika Krakowa, Mariana B. Michalika, Warsaw 1996.
- Statue of Adam Mickiewicz, Encyklopedia Krakowa, Warsaw-Kraków 2000.