Jan Olszewski Monument
{{Short description|Monument in Warsaw, Poland}}
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|location = 1/3 Ujazdów Avenue, Downtown, Warsaw, Poland
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|material = Bronze
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The Jan Olszewski Monument ({{langx|pl|Pomnik Jana Olszewskiego}}) is a bronze statue in Warsaw, Poland, placed in front of the Building of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister at 1/3 Ujazdów Avenue, within the neighbourhood of Ujazdów in the Downtown district. It is dedicated to Jan Olszewski, a lawyer and politician, who was the Prime Minister of Poland from 1991 to 1992. It was unveiled on 21 December 2022.
History
The construction of the monument was approved by the Warsaw City Council in February 2019, shortly after death of Jan Olszewski, the Prime Minister of Poland from 1991 to 1992.{{cite web|url=http://warszawa.wyborcza.pl/warszawa/7,54420,24457505,warszawscy-radni-chca-ustawic-pomnik-b-premiera-jana-olszewskiego.html|title=Radni chcą pomników b. premiera Jana Olszewskiego, Krzysztofa Baczyńskiego i gen. Ścibora-Rylskiego|website=warszawa.wyborcza.pl|language=pl|date=14 February 2019}}
On 4 June 2019, on the 27th anniversary of the disbandment of the Olszewski's cabinet, was held a ceremony of lying the cornerstone. The ceremony was attended by numerous government officials, including the Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, Piotr Gliński, the deputy prime minister, Julia Przyłębska, the head of the Constitutional Tribunal, and Jarosław Kaczyński, the leader of the Law and Justice party.{{cite web|url=https://niezalezna.pl/274383-pomnik-jana-olszewskiego-stanie-przed-kancelaria-premiera-odsloniecie-kamienia-wegielnego|website=niezalezna.pl|date=4 June 2019|language=pl|title=Pomnik Jana Olszewskiego stanie przed Kancelarią Premiera. Odsłonięcie kamienia węgielnego}}
The monument was unveiled on 21 December 2022, in front of the Building of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister. The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, Elżbieta Witek, the Marshal of the Sejm, and other government officials.{{cite web|url=https://www.prezydent.pl/kancelaria/aktywnosc-ministrow/odsloniecie-pomnika-jana-olszewskiego,62662|title=Odsłonięcie pomnika Jana Olszewskiego|website=prezydent.pl|language=pl|date=21 December 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://ipn.gov.pl/pl/aktualnosci/175788,Odsloniecie-pomnika-premiera-Jana-Olszewskiego-Warszawa-21-grudnia-2022.html|language=pl|title=Odsłonięcie pomnika premiera Jana Olszewskiego – Warszawa, 21 grudnia 2022|date=21 December 2022}}
Design
The monument consists of a bronze statue of Jan Olszewski wearing a suit. It features a Polish inscription which reads "Czyja będzie Polska…", and translates to "Whose will Poland be…". It was quote by Olszewski.
References
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Category:Monuments and memorials in Warsaw
Category:2022 establishments in Poland
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Category:Outdoor sculptures in Warsaw
Category:Statues of men in Poland
Category:Statues of politicians