Wincenty Witos Monument

Wincenty Witos Monument
	The monument in 2019.
	52°13′40″N 21°01′25″E / 52.227698°N 21.023611°E
Location	Three Crosses Square, Downtown, Warsaw, Poland
Designer	Marian Konieczny
Type	Statue
Material	bronze (statue); granite (pedestal);
Height	6 m (total); 3 m (statue);
Opening date	22 September 1985
Dedicated to	Wincenty Witos

Wincenty Witos Monument (Polish: Pomnik Wincentego Witosa) is a monument in Warsaw, Poland, placed at the Three Crosses Square, within the Downtown district. It consists of a bronze statue of Wincenty Witos, a statesman and politician, who was the Prime Minister of Poland from 1920 to 1921, in 1923, and in 1926. It was designed by Marian Konieczny, and unveiled on 22 September 1985.

History

The monument was designed by Marian Konieczny, and unveiled on 22 September 1985.^[1]^[2]

Characteristics

The monument is placed at the Three Crosses Square, within the Downtown district. It consists of a bronze statue of Wincenty Witos, a statesman and politician, who was the Prime Minister of Poland from 1920 to 1921, in 1923, and in 1926. The figure wears a suit and a winter coat, and holds a book in the left hand, and a hat, in the right hand. It is placed on a large granite pedestal. Its front features a Polish inscription that reads "…a Polska winna trwać wiecznie" (transaction: and Poland should last forever), a Witos's quote, while the back, "Wielkiemu synowi polskiej wsi – Naród" (translation: To the great son of Polish countryside, the Nation). It has the total height of 6 m, with the statue being half of that.^[1]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Irena Grzesiuk-Olszewska: Warszawska rzeźba pomnikowa. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Neriton, 2003, p. 158. ISBN 83-88973-59-2. (in Polish)
^ Dobrosław Kobielski, Józef Zięba: "Kronika lat 1944–1986", Kalendarz Warszawski '88. Warsaw: Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza, 1987, p. 61. ISBN 83-03-01684-9. (in Polish)
^ Wiesław Głębocki: Warszawskie pomniki. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo PTTK Kraj, 1990, p. 96. ISBN 83-7005-211-8. (in Polish)

[igo-1] Irena Grzesiuk-Olszewska: Warszawska rzeźba pomnikowa. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Neriton, 2003, p. 158. ISBN 83-88973-59-2. (in Polish)

[2] Dobrosław Kobielski, Józef Zięba: "Kronika lat 1944–1986", Kalendarz Warszawski '88. Warsaw: Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza, 1987, p. 61. ISBN 83-03-01684-9. (in Polish)

[3] Wiesław Głębocki: Warszawskie pomniki. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo PTTK Kraj, 1990, p. 96. ISBN 83-7005-211-8. (in Polish)

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