Mermaid of Powiśle by Ludwika Nitschowa, 1939
With the Świętokrzyski Bridge in background
Ulica Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie
Warsaw, September 2018
“This statue, made of gunmetal, was erected in April 1939 in Powiśle near the Vistula river. The sculpture is by Ludwika Nitschowa and posed by poet Krystyna Krahelska. In autumn of 2006, a silver plaque of the Virtuti Militari was added to the monument for General Sikorski who was awarded it in recognition of his defense of Warsaw in September 1939." (Mermaid of Warsaw, Wikipedia)
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