Alliance Square
 The Alliance Square in 2017. | |
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| Type | Street, urban square |
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| Location | Praga-South, Warsaw, Poland |
| Coordinates | 52°13′50.5″N 21°03′23.3″E / 52.230694°N 21.056472°E |
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| South | Paryska Street |
The Alliance Square (Polish: Plac Przymierza) is a short street and urban square in Warsaw, Poland, located in the neighbourhood of Saska Kępa, within the district of Praga-South. To the north it intersects with Francuska and Zwycięzców Streets, and to the south, it turns to Paryska Street. Originally developed as a small urban square, it was reduced a street in the early 2000s. It is surrounded on both sides by mid-rise apartment buildings.
Toponomy
[edit]The square was named after the Franco-Polish alliance in the interwar period. The neighbouring Francuska Street (French Street) and Paryska Street (Paris Street) were also named in its honour.[1]
History
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In 1963, next to the square was opened the cinema Sawa, the first in Saska Kępa neighbourhood.[2] In front of it was placed a sculpture by Jerzy Chojnacki, depicting of a mermaid holding a bouquet. Currently it stands at 274 Grochowska Street.[3] Next to the building stood a large car park. On the eastern side was located the Drukarz Sports Club complex with association football field.[1] On 16 September 1987, in front of the cinema was unveiled the bust of Stefan Żeromski, sculptured by Stanisław Sikora.[4] The building was demolished in 2000, while the sculpture was moved several meters further from its location.[1] In 1998, at the façade of an apartment building at 8 Alliance Square, was installed a commemorative plaque dedicated to Grażyna Lipińska, a veteran of the First and Second World Wars, a lieutenant colonel in the Polish Armed Forces, and a political prisoner of a Soviet Gulag.[5] In 2002, around the square were constructed two large mid-rise apartment buildings, removing most of its area, and reducing it to a street.[1][6]
Overview
[edit]The Alliance Square is a short street, which intersects with Francuska and Zwycięzców Streets to the north, turns to Paryska Street in the south. It is surrounded on both sides by mid-rise apartment buildings.[1] Next to the intersection with Zwyciężców Street stands the bust of Stefan Żeromski, sculptured by Stanisław Sikora and unveiled in 1987.[6] The façade of an apartment building at 8 Alliance Square features a commemorative plaque dedicated to Grażyna Lipińska, a veteran of the First and Second World Wars, a lieutenant colonel in the Polish Armed Forces, and a political prisoner of a Soviet Gulag.[5]
Gallery
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An apartment building at 1 Alliance Square. -
An apartment building at 2 Alliance Square. -
The bust of Stefan Żerosmki by Stanisław Sikora. -
Sculpture Mermaid by Jerzy Chojnacki, which previously stood at the square. -
A commemorative plaque at 8 Alliance Square, dedicated to Grażyna Lipińska.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Jerzy S. Majewski: Spacerownik. Warszawa w filmie. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Agora, 2015, p. 336. ISBN 978-83-268-2388-6. (in Polish)
- ^ Tadeusz Kur: "Kalendarz wydarzeń 1963", [in:] Warszawski Kalendarz Ilustrowany 1965. Warsaw, 1964, p. 168. (in Polish)
- ^ Stefan Krzysztof Kuczyński: Herb Warszawy. Warsaw: Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy, 1977, p. 123. (in Polish)
- ^ Hanna Faryna-Paszkiewicz: Saska Kępa. Warsaw: Murator, 2001, p. 126. ISBN 83-915407-0-7. (in Polish)
- ^ a b "Tablica pamięci Grażyny Lipińskiej". twoja-praga.pl (in Polish).
- ^ a b Irena Grzesiuk-Olszewska: Warszawska rzeźba pomnikowa. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Neriton, 2003, p. 162. ISBN 83-88973-59-2. (in Polish)
External links
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Media related to Alliance Square at Wikimedia Commons
