Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski Monument (Warsaw)

{{Short description|Monument in Warsaw, Poland}}

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|open = 8 December 2019

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Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski Monument ({{langx|pl|Pomnik Bolesława Wieniawy-Długoszowskiego}}) is a sculpture in Warsaw, Poland, within the neighbourhood of Ujazdów, in the Downtown district. It has a form of a bronze bust of Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski, a 20th-century military officer and diplomat, who was a division general in the Polish Armed Forces. It is placed in the Royal Baths Park, in front of the building of the Warsaw Officer Candidate School, and near the Myślewice Palace. The sculpture was designed by Paweł Pietrasiński, and unveiled on 8 December 2019.

History

The monument was dedicated to Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski, a 20th-century military officer and diplomat, who was a division general in the Polish Armed Forces and ambassador of Poland in Italy. The sculpture was designed by Paweł Pietrasiński, and unveiled on 8 December 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.lazienki-krolewskie.pl/pl/pomniki/pomnik-boleslawa-wieniawy-dlugoszowskiego|language=pl|website=lazienki-krolewskie.pl|title=Pomnik Bolesława Wieniawy-Długoszowskiego|date=20 February 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.lazienki-krolewskie.pl/pl/aktualnosci/odsloniecie-pomnika-wieniawy-dlugoszowskiego|language=pl|website=lazienki-krolewskie.pl|title=Odsłonięcie pomnika Wieniawy-Długoszowskiego|date=8 December 2019}}

Characteristics

The sculpture has form of a bronze bust of Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski wearing a military uniform with numerous orders and medals, placed on a granite pedestal. It is located in the Royal Baths Park, in front of the building of the Warsaw Officer Candidate School, and near the Myślewice Palace, which used to be his residence in the 1930s.

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