Miodowa (lit. ''

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Street'') is a street 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 Kazimierz district in

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History

In the 16th century Miodowa Street was renowned for its gingerbread shops; hence its name. During the 18th century the Italian painter

Bernardo Bellotto Bernardo Bellotto (c. 1721/2 or 30 January 172117 November 1780), was an Italian urban landscape painter or ''vedutista'', and printmaker in etching famous for his ''vedute'' of European cities – Dresden, Vienna, Turin, and Warsaw. He was th ...

, better known as il Canaletto, the court painter for

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's last king Stanisław August Poniatowski, 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 Crown ...

(built in 1740) and, on the left, the palace of the Bishops of Cracow (built in 1622, rebuilt between 1760-1762 by Jakub Fontana) and the mansion of the Warsaw banker, Piotr Tepper (built in 1774 according to design by Efraim Szreger, 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 John III Sobieski (built between 1683-1694 by

Tylman van Gameren Tylman van Gameren, also ''Tilman'' or ''Tielman'' and Tylman Gamerski, (Utrecht, 3 July 1632 – c. 1706, Warsaw) was a Dutch-born Polish architect and engineer who, at the age of 28, settled in Poland and worked for Queen Marie Casimire, w ...

), 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, 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, '' Bishops of Cracow 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
(see ''Plac Krasińskich'') {{coord, 52, 14, 50, N, 21, 0, 35, E, region:PL-MZ_type:landmark_source:GoogleEarth, display=title Streets in Warsaw Śródmieście, Warsaw Tourist attractions in Warsaw