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Primate's Palace, Warsaw
The Primate's Palace ( pl, Pałac Prymasowski) is a historical palace at the Senatorska Street in the Śródmieście district of Warsaw, Poland. History The construction of the palace began in 1593, from the initiative of the Bishop of Płock Wojciech Baranowski. After he became the Primate of Poland, he transformed the palace into the headquarters of the primate. It was demolished during the years of the Swedish Deluge in 1655–1657. Architect Józef Fontana was hired for the reconstruction. It was however plundered again in 1704 by Saxons, Vlachs and Cossacks. Until 1795 the rooms in the palace served as the home of the primates of Poland. The building was gradually expanded. At the end of the 17th century it was expanded by architect Tylman van Gameren. In the first half of the 18th century it was rebuilt in rococo style to serve as a residence of Primate Adam Ignacy Komorowski. From 1777 to 1786 the palace was thoroughly reconstructed in the Classicist style. The main body o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 3.1 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 7th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures and comprises 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers . Warsaw is an Alpha global city, a major cultural, political and economic hub, and the country's seat of government. Warsaw traces its origins to a small fishing town in Masovia. The city rose to prominence in the late 16th century, when Sigismund III decided to move the Polish capital and his royal court from Kraków. Warsaw served as the de facto capital of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth until 1795, and subsequently as the seat of Napoleon's Duchy of Warsaw. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous member state of the European Union. Warsaw is the nation's capital and largest metropolis. Other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin. Poland has a temperate transitional climate and its territory traverses the Central European Plain, extending from Baltic Sea in the north to Sudeten and Carpathian Mountains in the south. The longest Polish river is the Vistula, and Poland's highest point is Mount Rysy, situated in the Tatra mountain range of the Carpathians. The country is bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. It also shares maritime boundaries with Denmark and Sweden. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neoclassical Architecture
Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing styles of architecture in most of Europe for the previous two centuries, Renaissance architecture and Baroque architecture, already represented partial revivals of the Classical architecture of ancient Rome and (much less) ancient Greek architecture, but the Neoclassical movement aimed to strip away the excesses of Late Baroque and return to a purer and more authentic classical style, adapted to modern purposes. The development of archaeology and published accurate records of surviving classical buildings was crucial in the emergence of Neoclassical architecture. In many countries, there was an initial wave essentially drawing on Roman architecture, followed, from about the start of the 19th century, by a second wave of Greek Revival architec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Śródmieście, Warsaw
Śródmieście ( meaning "city centre", "downtown") is the central borough ''(dzielnica)'' of the city of Warsaw. The best known neighbourhoods in the borough are the Old Town (''Stare Miasto'') and New Town (''Nowe Miasto''). The area is home to the most important national and municipal institutions, many businesses, higher education establishments (e.g. University of Warsaw, Warsaw University of Technology and Medical Academy) and theatres. It is also home to most of the tourist attractions in Warsaw, including the tallest building in Warsaw (231 m), , the oldest university (est. 1809), the oldest public park (opened 1727), the oldest secular monument (1644) and . The name is also colloquially used for Warszawa Śródmieście railway station. Neighbourhoods within the district * Stare Miasto (Old Town) * Nowe Miasto (New Town) * Muranów * Śródmieście Północne (north Śródmieście) * Śródmieście Południowe (south Śródmieście) **Frascati (historical) * P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Płock
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is called episcopacy. Organizationally, several Christian denominations utilize ecclesiastical structures that call for the position of bishops, while other denominations have dispensed with this office, seeing it as a symbol of power. Bishops have also exercised political authority. Traditionally, bishops claim apostolic succession, a direct historical lineage dating back to the original Twelve Apostles or Saint Paul. The bishops are by doctrine understood as those who possess the full priesthood given by Jesus Christ, and therefore may ordain other clergy, including other bishops. A person ordained as a deacon, priest (i.e. presbyter), and then bishop is understood to hold the fullness of the ministerial priesthood, given responsibility b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wojciech Baranowski
Wojciech Baranowski (1548 – 23 September 1615) was archbishop of Gniezno and primate of Poland. Biography In 1581 he was ordained a priest and became the royal secretary of Stefan Batory, accompanying him during the Pskov campaign. Later in 1581 he became grand secretary to the crown, and by 1585 he was the Crown Deputy Chancellor. In 1587 he signed a recession sanctioning the election of Sigismund III Vasa. Also in 1587, on behalf of the senate, he welcomed Zygmunt III's deputation on a ship in Gdańsk, insisting that he sign a pacta conventa containing a promise to join Estonia to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. In 1589, he was a signatory to the ratification of the Bytom-Będzin Treaty at the pacification of Sejm.Codex diplomaticus Regni Poloniae et Magni Ducatus Lituaniae, wydał Maciej Dogiel, t. I, Wilno 1758, page. 237. On 30 January 1591, he was appointed bishop of Płock. From 1595-1596 he worked on behalf of the king with Pope Clement VIII. On 14 May 16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primate Of Poland
This is a list of archbishops of the Archdiocese of Gniezno, who are simultaneously primates of Poland since 1418."Archdiocese of Gniezno" ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016 They also served as '''' in the |
Deluge (history)
The Deluge ( pl, potop szwedzki, lt, švedų tvanas) was a series of mid-17th-century military campaigns in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. In a wider sense it applies to the period between the Khmelnytsky Uprising of 1648 and the Truce of Andrusovo in 1667, thus comprising the Polish theatres of the Russo-Polish War (1654–1667), Russo-Polish and Second Northern Wars. In a stricter sense, the term refers to the Swedish Empire, Swedish invasion and occupation of the Commonwealth as a theatre of the Second Northern War (1655–1660) only; in Poland and Lithuania this period is called the Swedish Deluge ( pl, potop szwedzki, sv, Svenska syndafloden), or less commonly the Russo–Swedish Deluge ( pl, Potop szwedzko-rosyjski) due to the simultaneous Russo-Polish War (1654–1667), Russo-Polish War. The term "deluge" (''potop'' in Polish) was popularized by Henryk Sienkiewicz in his novel ''The Deluge (novel), The Deluge'' (1886). During the wars the Commonwealth lost approx ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Józef Fontana
Józef Fontana II (born 1676 in Mendrisio, Canton of Ticino, died 1739 in Warsaw) was a Swiss Italian Polish architect and the father of architects, Jakub Fontana and Jan Kanty Fontana. His works show a tendency towards classical baroque. Major projects and works * Piarist church and monastery in Szczuczyn (with Józef Piola – the start of his career as construction manager) * Church in Sidra, Sokółka County, Sidra 1705–1783 (with Józef Piola), * Church of John of God, Warsaw, Church of John of God and monastery of Merciful Brothers in Warsaw (with Antonio Solari) * Church of St Francis in Warsaw (with son Jakub) * Bieliński Palace in Warsaw (before 1730, demolished in 1895) * Kozłówka Palace * Bieliński Palace in Otwock Wielki (collaboration), * Work on the last stage of construction of the Holy Cross Church, Warsaw * Façade of the Field Cathedral of the Polish Army in Warsaw * Reconstruction of the Potocki Palace, Warsaw, Potocki Palace on Krakowskie Przedmieście ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tylman Van Gameren
Tylman van Gameren, also ''Tilman'' or ''Tielman'' and Tylman Gamerski, (Utrecht, 3 July 1632 – c. 1706, Warsaw) was a Dutch-born Polish architect and engineer who, at the age of 28, settled in Poland and worked for Queen Marie Casimire, wife of Poland's King John III Sobieski. Tylman left behind a lifelong legacy of buildings that are regarded as gems of Polish Baroque architecture. Life and professional career Tylman was born in Utrecht, the Netherlands, and was trained by Jacob van Campen whilst the latter was busy building the Stadhuis on the Dam. Like many Dutch artists at the height of the Dutch Golden Age, Tylman left for Italy in 1650. While in Venice, he earned the reputation as a highly skilled painter of battle scenes. In 1660, Tylman met in Leiden the Polish prince Jerzy Sebastian Lubomirski, the Grand Crown Marshall of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and accepted his invitation to come to Poland as his architect and military engineer. Once in Wars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rococo
Rococo (, also ), less commonly Roccoco or Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and theatrical style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpted moulding, and ''trompe-l'œil'' frescoes to create surprise and the illusion of motion and drama. It is often described as the final expression of the Baroque movement. The Rococo style began in France in the 1730s as a reaction against the more formal and geometric Louis XIV style. It was known as the "style Rocaille", or "Rocaille style". It soon spread to other parts of Europe, particularly northern Italy, Austria, southern Germany, Central Europe and Russia. It also came to influence the other arts, particularly sculpture, furniture, silverware, glassware, painting, music, and theatre. Although originally a secular style primarily used for interiors of private residences, the Rococo had a spiritual aspect to it which led to its widespread use in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Ignacy Komorowski
Adam Ignacy Komorowski of the Korczak coat of arms (24 May 16992 March 1759) was an archbishop of Gniezno, primate of Poland, provost of the Kraków cathedral chapter in 1737–1749, chancellor of the Krakow cathedral chapter in 1724–1737, archdeacon of the collegiate chapter of Nowy Sacz in 1729–1736, provost of the collegiate chapter of St. Michael at the Wawel Castle in 1743–1749, a canon of the collegiate chapter of the Tarnów prebend under the name of Dispatch of the Apostles until 1749, provost of the collegiate chapter of Pilica in 1733–1749, canon of the collegiate chapter of the Pilica prebend under the name of John the Baptist until 1726.Jan Szczepaniak, Spis prałatów i kanoników kapituły katedralnej oraz kapituł kolegiackich diecezji krakowskiej (XVIII wiek), Kraków 2008, pages. 13, 15, 69, 77, 120, 1233, 137. He died in 1759 in Łódź Voivodeship Łódź Voivodeship (also known as Lodz Province, or by its Polish name ''Województwo łódzkie'' ) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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