Wacław Żenczykowski (26 November 1897 in

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– 18 February 1957 in

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), was a Polish

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. He was a member of

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and a professor at

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. During 1925 to 1939, he designed over 40 projects involving large buildings, including Patria Hotel in Krynica, the edifice of Dyrekcja PKP on Targowa Street in

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, as well as

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rail station.

Notable works

* ''Budownictwo ogólne'' (''General building'')

Awards

*Officer's Cross (1946) and the Commander's Cross (1954) of the

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References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zenczykowski, Waclaw Academic staff of the Warsaw University of Technology 20th-century Polish engineers 1897 births 1957 deaths