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Aleksander Fredro Monument, Wrocław
The Aleksander Fredro Monument () is a bronze statue located in Wrocław, Poland dedicated to Polish Romantic-era poet, playwright and author Aleksander Fredro. Originally built in Lwów () in 1897 according to Leonard Marconi's design, the monument was transferred to Wrocław in 1956. History The monument was designed by sculptor Leonard Marconi in 1897 in Lemberg (Lwów), Austria-Hungary (present-day Lviv, Ukraine) and cast in bronze. The Neo-classical sculpture features playwright Aleksander Fredro on a sandstone Sandstone is a Clastic rock#Sedimentary clastic rocks, clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of grain size, sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate mineral, silicate grains, Cementation (geology), cemented together by another mineral. Sand ... pedestal with inscriptions on three sides wearing a czamara, chamarre and holding a roll of paper and a goose quill. The monument was funded by the Lwów Artistic and Literary Society (''Lwowskie Koło Literacko-Artys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrocław
Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, roughly from the Sudetes, Sudeten Mountains to the north. In 2023, the official population of Wrocław was 674,132, making it the third-largest city in Poland. The population of the Wrocław metropolitan area is around 1.25 million. Wrocław is the historical capital of Silesia and Lower Silesia. The history of the city dates back over 1,000 years; at various times, it has been part of the Kingdom of Poland, the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Habsburg monarchy of Austria, the Kingdom of Prussia and German Reich, Germany, until it became again part of Poland in 1945 immediately after World War II. Wrocław is a College town, university city with a student population of over 130,000, making it one of the most yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
