Juliusz Heinzl Palace (Polish pronunciation: ), which houses the Łódź City Hall, is a

palace A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence, or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome which ...

of Juliusz Heinzl, located at 104

Piotrkowska Street Piotrkowska Street ( pl, ulica Piotrkowska), the main artery of Łódź, Poland, is one of the longest commercial thoroughfares in Europe, with a length of around 4.2 km. It is one of the major tourist attractions of the city. It runs longitud ...

Łódź Łódź, also rendered in English as Lodz, is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located approximately south-west of Warsaw. The city's coat of arms is an example of canti ...

, Poland.

History

It is the first of the three residences of Heinzel, its construction was completed in 1882 by

Hilary Majewski Hilary Majewski, (Polish pronunciation: , born 15 January 1838, Radom – died 21 July 1892, Łódź) was a Polish people, Polish architect, a representative of the 19th-century historicism (architecture), historicism. Between 1872–1892, he serve ...

and Otto Gehlig. The palace was situated next to a wool products factory, in the street's regulatory line, right in front of the factory buildings, extending deep into the property. It was built in

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style with predominance of elements referring to the

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Renaissance. The palace consisted of a three-storey main body and lower side wings, and two pavilions ended with towers, separated from the palace by a decorative grating. Over the years, it has undergone modifications and reconstructions. The first floor of the front facade of the main body is decorated with symmetrically placed bay windows on the sides, decorated with a

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railing. Below the cordon

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there is a

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with

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-shaped panels and emblems of industry and trade. The

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is crowned with a sculptural figural composition, depicting allegories of Freedom, Industry, and Trade.

Juliusz Heinzl

The Heinzel family probably came to Łódź from Czechia or

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in the 1830s. In 1864 Heinzel established his own mechanical weaving mill for woolen goods. Within a few years (around 1874) he became the king of wool, having the largest production complex in the

Kingdom of Poland The Kingdom of Poland ( pl, Królestwo Polskie; Latin: ''Regnum Poloniae'') was a state in Central Europe. It may refer to: Historical political entities *Kingdom of Poland, a kingdom existing from 1025 to 1031 *Kingdom of Poland, a kingdom exist ...

producing woolen and semi-woolen products.

Modern use

In the 21st century, the palace, integrated with factory buildings, was converted into offices, serves as the seat of the Provincial Office and the City of Łódź. In 1999, a monument to Julian Tuwim by Wojciech Gryniewicz was unveiled in front of the palace. The building is entered in the register of monuments under the number A/41 (January 20, 1971).

Hejnał of Łódź

From July 29, 1998 (in accordance with the resolution No. LXXXVI/835/98 of the City Council), ''Prząśniczka'' became the official

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(

hejnał St. Mary's Trumpet Call (Polish language, Polish: ''Hejnał mariacki''; Polish pronunciation: , derived from the Hungarian language, Hungarian expression ''Szűz Mária hajnala'' meaning "Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Mary's dawn") is a traditional, ...

) of Łódź and one of the city symbols. '' Prząśniczka'' (Polish pronunciation: ) is a song composed by

Stanisław Moniuszko Stanisław Moniuszko (; May 5, 1819 – June 4, 1872) was a Polish composer, conductor and teacher. He wrote many popular art songs and operas, and his music is filled with patriotic folk themes of the peoples of the former Polish–Lithuania ...

and written by

Jan Czeczot Jan Czeczot of Ostoja ( be, Ян Чачот, ''Jan Čačot,'' lt, Jonas Čečiotas, 1796–1847) was a Polish romantic poet and ethnographer. Fascinated by the folklore and the traditional folk songs of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania, a c ...

. Currently, it is often performed as an instrumental piece on

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s. The bugle call is played every day on the trumpet, at 12:00, from the window of the City Council at Piotrkowska 106 (until September 8, 2011 from the balcony of the Heinzl's palace).

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