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Wacław Michniewicz
Wacław Michniewicz (; 15 October 1866 – 14 January 1947) was a Lithuanian Poles, Polish-Lithuanian architect active in Vilnius, Lithuania. Early life and education Wacław Michniewicz was born on 15 October 1866 in the village of Wojtkuszki (Pobojsk parish and commune), around south of Wiłkomierz. At that time, Lithuania part of the Russian Empire. He graduated from the Russian Real School in Vilnius in 1888, then studied at the in Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg. He graduated in 1893 and returned to Vilnius. Career In Vilnius, Michniewicz was first an assistant to Cyprian Maculewicz, then from 1904 an architect and chief engineer of the city of Vilnius. He was a member of the Vilnius branch of the Imperial Russian Technical Society. When the possibility of establishing Polish societies arose in 1905, he was one of the founding members of the Association of Technicians in Vilnius, established on 26 April 1905. In 1912, Michniewicz left the city service and, togethe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of The Holy Trinity, Gierviaty
Church of the Holy Trinity ( be, Касцёл Святой Тройцы, pl, Kościół Trójcy Przenajświetszej) is a Roman Catholic church in Gierviaty, Grodno Region, in Belarus. It is an example of the Belarusian Neogothic architecture and was built in 1899–1903. The church is a site of cultural heritage of Belarus. History The first parish in Gierviaty was established in 1526 by the archbishop John of the Lithuanian Dukes, John. Gradually it fell into decline and in 1621 Eustachy Wołłowicz constructed the new wooden church. It was destroyed by fire in 1736. Almost a hundred years later the philanthropist reconstructed the church. In 1860 Kazimir Domeyko founded the stone bell tower and reconstructed the church in 1862. The last restoration was executed in 1894-1895, but three years later the church was demolished. Modern building was constructed in place of the old one in 1899—1903. Usually the authorship is attributed to architects and :be:Аляксей Улад ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |