Miodowa (lit. ''

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in Warsaw's Old Town. More precisely, it links the Krakowskie (Cracow Suburb) Street in with Krasiński Square. It is also the name of a street in the

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district in

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History

In the 16th century Miodowa Street was renowned for its

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shops; hence its name. During the 18th century the Italian painter

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, better known as il Canaletto, the court painter for

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's last king

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, painted with meticulous details the streets and architecture of 18th century Warsaw. Canaletto painted a view of the street with all the hustle and bustle of its traffic. The buildings are, on the right, the palace of Crown Marshal

Jan Klemens Branicki Count Jan Klemens Branicki (also known as Jan Kazimierz Branicki; 21 September 1689 – 9 October 1771) was a Polish nobleman, magnate and Hetman, Field Crown Hetman of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth between 1735 and 1752, and Great Cro ...

(built in 1740) and, on the left, the palace of the Bishops of Kraków (built in 1622, rebuilt between 1760 and 1762 by

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) and the mansion of the Warsaw banker, Piotr Tepper (built in 1774 according to design by

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, destroyed during the

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and not rebuilt after the war). Further back can be seen the roof of the 17th-century church of the Capuchins, founded by King

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(built between 1683 and 1694 by

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), which bas a chapel containing the urn with his heart. Behind the chapel partially in front of the

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in the far distance can be seen on the left side the

Lelewel Palace Lelewel Palace () was a rococo palace on the Miodowa Street in the Warsaw Old Town, which was also unofficially named "Palace Street" (''ulica Pałacowa''). Lelewel Palace was built in 1755 by Efraim Szreger on an estate documented to have been ...

, another work of Efraim Szreger.

References

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Gallery

Historical images

Image:Bellotto Miodowa Street in Warsaw.jpg, '' Miodowa Street by Bellotto, 1770'' File:KrakowskiePrzedmieście1794.JPG, Fighting at Miodowa Street on Krakowskie Przedmieście, sketch by Jan Piotr Norblin, 1794 Image:Miodowa 03.jpg, ''The Street by Zygmunt Vogel, 1795'' File:Warsaw Uprising by Chrzanowski - Ruins - 14640.jpg, Warsaw uprising-Ruins of townhouses on the region of Miodowa and Senatorska Streets viewed from Podwale Street in the direction of Theatre Square.

Features (visible at the Canaletto painting)

Image:Warsaw Pałac biskupów krakowskich.JPG, '' Kraków Bishops Palace'' Image:2 Palac Branickich 02.jpg, '' Branicki Palace'' Image:Warszawa, ul. Miodowa 13 - kościół Przemienienia Pańskiego (02).jpg, ''Capuchins Church''

External links

Miodowa in 19th century
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