- Świdermajer
Świdermajer is a distinct Polish architectural style developed in late 19th and early 20th century in
Masovia along the railroad linkingWarsaw withOtwock . The style was applied almost exclusively to wooden villas of the burghers. Developed byMichał Elwiro Andriolli , the style combined traditional elements of local wooden architecture with the Swiss style popular after the world fair in Vienna of 1873 (wide roofs), Russian traditional houses of the common people (wooden porches with windows) and some elements of the decorative art from thePodhale region.The name was most probably coined by
Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński and was a play on the wordsbiedermeier andŚwider , the latter being the name of both a river along which a number of villas were built and a village between Warsaw and Otwock considered the 'Świdermajer capital'.External links
*pl icon [http://www.swidermajer.pl/ Świdermajer.pl]
* [http://www.otwock.pl/default.asp?ID=12&rg=1&IDg=11 Photos of a typical house]
* [http://www.swidermajer.info/abswider.html#uk What is Świdermajer?]
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