Constitution Square (Warsaw)
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Panorama of the Constitution Square
Constitution Square (Polish: Plac Konstytucji) is a major square in the Śródmieście district of Warsaw, Poland.
The square was constructed in the initial post-war years on the Marszałkowska street as a main element of socrealist urban project. Together with the Palace of Culture and Science it was the main architectural socrealist investment of Warsaw in 1949-1956. Its name comes from Stalinist constitution adopted in communist Poland in July 1952. Architects envisaged the square to be the final point of First of May parades.[1]
References
- ^ Jędrzejczyk, Dobiesław (2004). Geografia humanistyczna miasta. Warszawa. p. 298. ISBN 83-88938-77-0.
Further reading
- Krzysztof Mordyński: Bierut i kandelabry na placu Konstytucji w Warszawie, „Kronika Warszawy”, 2008, nr 1, ss. 60-67.
- Krzysztof Mordyński: Plac Konstytucji w Warszawie - eksperyment "wielkomiejskiego" socrealizmu, "Spotkania z Zabytkami", 2008, nr 2, ss. 3-7.
- Józef Sigalin: Warszawa 1944-1980. Z archiwum architekta, t. 2, Warszawa 1986, PIW, ISBN 83-06-01187-2 - a tam rodz. VII pt. 1950-1952 Marszałkowska Dzielnica Mieszkaniowa
Coordinates: 52°13′20″N 21°0′58″E / 52.22222°N 21.01611°E / 52.22222; 21.01611
Categories:
- Warsaw geography stubs
- Squares in Warsaw
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