The Łazienki Street (Polish: Ulica Łazienkowska) is a street in the Warsaw's Śródmieście district, running from Czerniakowska Street to Stanisław Sedlaczek roundabout and Rozbrat Street.
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| Namesake | Łazienki |
|---|---|
| Length | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Location | Warsaw |
| East end | Czerniakowska Street |
| West end | Rozbrat Street |
History
editThe street was likely established at the end of the 19th century along the northern boundary of the Russian cavalry barracks complex.[1]
Around 1930, pools, the city stadium, and tennis courts belonging to the Central Military Sports Club "Legia" were built on the site of the former barracks.[1] In 1937, the construction of the Polish Scouting Association House, designed by Tadeusz Koszubski and Stefan Putowski, was completed at number 7.[2]
Between 1923 and 1933, a church dedicated to Our Lady of Częstochowa was built on the street, designed by Hugon Kuder.[3]
On 1 August 1944, at W-hour, insurgents unsuccessfully attacked the Polish Scouting Association House, occupied by the Germans until the capitulation of the uprising.[4] In August 1944, a barricade was erected on the street.[5] In September 1944, the Germans bombed the church of Our Lady of Częstochowa.[6] Most of the wounded transferred from the neighboring insurgent hospital "Blaszanka" perished in its ruins.[6] After the war, a funeral chapel located in the unfinished campanile was adapted to meet the needs of the faithful.[7] Part of the church grounds, along with the rectory, was taken over for the construction of the Łazienki Route.[8] In the 1980s and 1990s, the ruined building was expanded, and the chapel-converted church was dedicated to Our Lady of Jerusalem.[9]
In 1946, the bus depot at 8 Łazienkowska Street, which was 45% destroyed, was rebuilt as a trolleybus depot.[10] In 1953, the Torwar indoor ice rink was established.[11]
Between 2008 and 2010, the Polish Army Stadium used by Legia Warsaw was replaced with a new facility.
In 2008, the Legia pools basin was demolished, in 2011 the functionalist locker room building, and in 2012 or 2013 the distinctive diving tower.[12]
Notable landmarks
edit- Kazimierz Deyna Monument
- Polish Army Stadium with Legia Warsaw Museum
- Torwar I and Torwar II halls, including the headquarters of the Central Sports Center
- Church of Our Lady of Jerusalem
- Former Polish Scouting Association House, now home to MDK Łazienkowska
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Eugeniusz Szwankowski (1970). Ulice i place Warszawy. Warsaw: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe. p. 109.
- ^ Mika, Grzegorz (October 2018). "W sercu Solca". Skarpa Warszawska: 18.
- ^ Kalwarczyk, Grzegorz (2015). Przewodnik po parafiach i kościołach Archidiecezji Warszawskiej. Tom 2. Parafie warszawskie. Warsaw: Oficyna Wydawniczo-Poligraficzna „Adam”. p. 680. ISBN 978-83-7821-118-1.
- ^ Dereziński, Janusz (2004). Pamiętne miejsca Czerniakowa. Ząbki: Apostolicum Wydawnictwo Księży Pallotynów. p. 24. ISBN 83-7031-445-7.
- ^ Czugajewski, Ryszard (1970). Na barykadach, w kanałach i gruzach Czerniakowa. Warsaw: Instytut Wydawniczy Pax. p. 30.
- ^ a b Dereziński, Janusz (2004). Pamiętne miejsca Czerniakowa. Ząbki: Apostolicum Wydawnictwo Księży Pallotynów. p. 60. ISBN 83-7031-445-7.
- ^ Kalwarczyk, Grzegorz (2015). Przewodnik po parafiach i kościołach Archidiecezji Warszawskiej. Tom 2. Parafie warszawskie. Warsaw: Oficyna Wydawniczo-Poligraficzna „Adam”. p. 682. ISBN 978-83-7821-118-1.
- ^ Kalwarczyk, Grzegorz (2015). Przewodnik po parafiach i kościołach Archidiecezji Warszawskiej. Tom 2. Parafie warszawskie. Warsaw: Oficyna Wydawniczo-Poligraficzna „Adam”. p. 685. ISBN 978-83-7821-118-1.
- ^ Kalwarczyk, Grzegorz (2015). Przewodnik po parafiach i kościołach Archidiecezji Warszawskiej. Tom 2. Parafie warszawskie. Warsaw: Oficyna Wydawniczo-Poligraficzna „Adam”. pp. 686–687. ISBN 978-83-7821-118-1.
- ^ Gajewski, Marian (1972). Odbudowa warszawskich urządzeń komunalnych (1944–1951) [in: Warsaw capital of the People's Republic of Poland. Notebook 2]. Warsaw: Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences. p. 109.
- ^ Warsaw Encyclopedia. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. 1994. p. 890. ISBN 83-01-08836-2.
- ^ "Basen. Łazienkowska". warszawa1939.pl. Retrieved 2018-06-25.