Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Pomnik Grunwaldzki

Pomnik Grunwaldzki, Grunwald Monument, by Antoni Wiwulski, Matejko Square, Stare Miasto, Kraków

Pomnik Grunwaldzki (Grunwald Monument) by Antoni Wiwulski, 1910
Matejko Square
Stare Miasto (Old Town)
Kraków, September 2018

“The Grunwald Monument (Pomnik Grunwaldzki) is an equestrian statue of King of Poland Władysław II Jagiełło (1352–1434) located at Matejko Square in Kraków's Old Town and constructed in 1910 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald. It was destroyed in 1939 by Nazi Germans and reconstructed in 1976 according to project by Marian Konieczny.” (Grunwald Monument, Wikipedia)

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