Enrico Marconi, known in Poland as Henryk Marconi (7 January 1792 in
Rome
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– 21 February 1863 in
Warsaw
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), was an
Italian
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Polish
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architect who spent most of his life in
Congress Poland
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.
Initially he was taught by his father Leander, later on, between 1806 and 1810, he studied both at the
University of Bologna
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and at the
Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna
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Giorgio Morandi taught engraving at the Accademia ...
. In 1822 he was commissioned by general
Ludwik Michał Pac
Count Ludwik Michał Pac (; ; 5 March or 19 May 1780 – 9 December 1835) was a France-born commander in the '' Grande Armée'', the Army of the Duchy of Warsaw and the Uprising of 1831. Depending on the source, he is called Lithuanian or Pol ...
to complete his palace in
Dowspuda
Dowspuda (; /) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Raczki, within Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Raczki, south-west of Suwałki, and north of the regional c ...
(then in Congress Poland, now in north-eastern
Poland
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). He settled in Warsaw, where from 1827 he worked for the
Council of State
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and where he became professor (1851-1858) at the Academy of Fine Arts.
Enrico Marconi married a daughter of general Pac's gardener, Małgorzata ( en, Margaret) Heiton, who came from a Scottish family settled in Poland. One of their sons,
Leandro Marconi Leandro Marconi (1834–1919) was a Polish architect, active mainly in Warsaw. His father was Enrico Marconi, also a famed architect associated with that city, while his cousin was Leonard Marconi, a sculptor.
He was born Leandro Jan Ludwik Marconi ...
, also became an architect.
Selected works
*
Hotel Europejski
Raffles Europejski Warsaw, commonly known as Hotel Europejski (''The European Hotel''), is a historic five-star luxury hotel located in the city centre of Warsaw, Poland. At the time of its opening in 1857 it was one of the most modern and luxuri ...
in
Warsaw
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* Mausoleum of
Stanisław Kostka Potocki
Count Stanisław Kostka Potocki (; November 1755 – 14 September 1821) was a Polish nobleman, politician, writer, public intellectual and patron of the arts.
Life
Potocki was a son of General and starost of Lwów, Eustachy Potocki and An ...
in
Wilanów
Wilanów () is a district of the city of Warsaw, Poland. It is home to historic Wilanów Palace, the "Polish Versailles," and second home to various Polish kings.
History
The first mentions of a settlement in the area can be traced to the 13th ...
* The Pumping Room Building at
Wilanów Palace
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The English Landscape Park
at the Wilanów Palace Museum
* Rail stations in Warsaw, Granica and Sosnowiec
Sosnowiec is an industrial city county in the Dąbrowa Basin of southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, which is also part of the Silesian Metropolis municipal association.—— Located in the eastern part of the Upper Silesian Industria ...
on the Warsaw-Vienna Railway
* Water tower in Saxon Garden
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, Warsaw
* Great Synagogue, Łomża
* All Saints Church, Warsaw
All Saints Church is a Roman Catholic church located at 3/5 Grzybowski Square in Warsaw, the seat of the parish of All Saints in Warsaw.
History
The first plans to found a church in the village of Grzybów near Warsaw emerged in the 17th cent ...
* Pawiak prison
Pawiak () was a prison built in 1835 in Warsaw, Congress Poland.
During the January 1863 Uprising, it served as a transfer camp for Poles sentenced by Imperial Russia to deportation to Siberia.
During the World War II German occupation of ...
, Warsaw
References
Image:Dowspuda_03.jpg, Remains of Pac Palace in Dowspuda
Image:Reservoir Warsaw.jpg, Water tower in Saxon Garden, Warsaw
Image:Stanisław Kostka Potocki - grobowiec.jpg, Mausoleum of Stanisław Kostka Potocki
Count Stanisław Kostka Potocki (; November 1755 – 14 September 1821) was a Polish nobleman, politician, writer, public intellectual and patron of the arts.
Life
Potocki was a son of General and starost of Lwów, Eustachy Potocki and An ...
and his wife, Wilanów
Wilanów () is a district of the city of Warsaw, Poland. It is home to historic Wilanów Palace, the "Polish Versailles," and second home to various Polish kings.
History
The first mentions of a settlement in the area can be traced to the 13th ...
Image:LomzaSynagogue.jpg, Great Synagogue, Lomza (destroyed)
Image:Kosciol_Wszystkich_Swietych_w_Warszawie.jpg, All Saints Church, Warsaw
Image:Hotel Europejski w Raffles Warszawie 2019.jpg, Hotel Europejski
Raffles Europejski Warsaw, commonly known as Hotel Europejski (''The European Hotel''), is a historic five-star luxury hotel located in the city centre of Warsaw, Poland. At the time of its opening in 1857 it was one of the most modern and luxuri ...
, Warsaw
Image:WIKI_BZ_Marconi.jpg, Spa House, Busko-Zdrój
Busko-Zdrój () is a spa town in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, southern Poland. It is the capital of Busko County. As of December 2021, it has a population of 15,310.
History
The origin of Busko goes back to the 12th century, when a group of sh ...
Image:Vienna rail station, Warsaw.jpg, Vienna rail station, Warsaw (destroyed)
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1792 births
1863 deaths
Artists from Rome
University of Bologna alumni
19th-century Italian architects
Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna alumni