Władysław Horodecki (born Leszek Dezydery Horodecki; russian: Владислав Владиславович Городецкий; uk, Владислав Владиславович Городецький; — January 3, 1930) was a Polish architect active in the

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and later in the

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. He is best known for his contributions in the urban development of

Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...

, with buildings such as the

House with Chimaeras House with Chimaeras or Horodecki House ( uk, Будинок з химерами, ) is an Art Nouveau building located in the historic Lypky neighborhood of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. Situated across the street from the President of Ukraine's ...

, the St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Cathedral, the Karaite Kenesa, and the

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. In Kyiv, Horodecki often worked along with a sculptor from

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, Emilio Sala, who was an instructor at the Kyiv City College.

Biography

Russian Empire

Horodecki was born into a noble

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family of the Kornic coat of arms in the village of Szołudki (Sholudky, now Mukhivtsi Rural Council,

Nemyriv Raion Nemyriv Raion ( uk, Немирівський район) (transliteration from Ukrainian Nemyrivskyi Raion) was a raion (district) in Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine. The administrative center of Nemyriv Raion was the town of Nemyriv. The area of the ra ...

Vinnytsia Oblast Vinnytsia Oblast ( uk, Ві́нницька о́бласть, translit=Vinnytska oblast; ; also referred to as Vinnychchyna — uk, Ві́нниччина) is an oblast of western and southwestern Ukraine. Its administrative center is Vinnytsia. ...

, Ukraine). His ancestors were big landowners (''didych'') in the

Podillia Podolia or Podilia ( uk, Поділля, Podillia, ; russian: Подолье, Podolye; ro, Podolia; pl, Podole; german: Podolien; be, Падолле, Padollie; lt, Podolė), is a historic region in Eastern Europe, located in the west-central ...

region. Horodecki graduated from the

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St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

in 1890, while prior to that he finished a

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Odesa Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrative ...

. After 1890, Horodecki moved to Kyiv, where he lived for almost 30 years.

Poland

As Poland regained its independence after the Polish-Soviet War in 1920, and Russia, including Kyiv, fell under

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, he emigrated to

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. In Poland, Horodecki headed an American Project Bureau, "Henry Ulan & Co." Some of his designs were built including a water tower and trade rows in

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(today in Lodz Voivodeship), a meat factory in

Lublin Lublin is the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the center of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021). Lublin is the largest Polish city east of t ...

, a bath house in

Zgierz Zgierz is a city in central Poland, located just to the north of Łódź, and part of the metropolitan area centered on that city. As of 2021 it had a population of 54,974. Zgierz is situated in the Łódź Voivodeship (since 1999); previousl ...

, and a casino building in

Otwock Otwock is a city in east-central Poland, some southeast of Warsaw, with 44,635 inhabitants (2019). Otwock is a part of the Warsaw Agglomeration. It is situated on the right bank of Vistula River below the mouth of Swider River. Otwock is hom ...

Persia

In 1928, on the invitation of the same company, Horodecki moved to Tehran, becoming a chief architect of the Syndicate on the Design of Persian Railways. He designed in particular the building of the

Tehran railway station Tehran Railway Station ( fa, ايستگاه راه آهن تهران, ''Istgah-e Rah Ahan-e Tehran'') is located in Rah Ahan Square, at the foot of Valiasr Street in the southern part of Tehran, the capital of Iran. The railway station was orig ...

. In 1930 he died and was buried at Doulab Catholic Cemetery in Tehran. His epitaph is inscribed in

with only the phrase ''Profesor architektury. Niech mu obca ziemia będzie lekka.'', which translates into English as "Professor of architecture. Let the foreign earth be light for him."

Legacy

One of Kyiv's streets, designed by Horodecki, (between

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and

) was named after him in 1996 as ''vulytsia Arkhitektora Horodetskoho''. The street had been called ''ulitsa Nikolayevskaya'', and in Soviet times it was known as ''vulytsia Karla Marksa'', after

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Works

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St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Cathedral, Kyiv The Roman Catholic Church of St. Nicholas ( uk, Костел Св. Миколая, translit.: ''Kostel Sviatoho Mykolaia''; pl, Kościół Świętego Mikołaja w Kijowie) is the second oldest Roman Catholic church standing in Kyiv, the capital ...

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Vyshnivets Palace The Vyshnivets Palace ( uk, Вишнівецький палац) or the Wiśniowiecki Palace ( pl, Pałac Wiśniowieckich) is located in the urban-type settlement of Vyshnivets (near the city of Zbarazh) in Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine. His ...

(reconstructed by Horodecki) File:Otwock kasyno.jpg,

casino File:Tehran Railway Station in 2018.jpg,

Tehran Railway Station Tehran Railway Station ( fa, ايستگاه راه آهن تهران, ''Istgah-e Rah Ahan-e Tehran'') is located in Rah Ahan Square, at the foot of Valiasr Street in the southern part of Tehran, the capital of Iran. The railway station was orig ...

References

External links

* Essay about Horodecki * Biography of Horodecki {{DEFAULTSORT:Horodecki, Wladyslaw 1863 births 1930 deaths People from Vinnytsia Oblast Ruthenian nobility Architects from Kyiv Hunters Art Nouveau architects Burials in Iran Burials at Doulab Cemetery