Marshal Józef Piłsudski Memorial

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LocationGrey Ranks Square, Szczecin, Poland
Coordinates53°26′01.00″N 14°32′24.73″E / 53.4336111°N 14.5402028°E / 53.4336111; 14.5402028
DesignerBohdan Ronin-Walknowski
TypeBust on a pedestal
Marshal Józef Piłsudski Memorial
The monument in 2008.
LocationGrey Ranks Square, Szczecin, Poland
Coordinates53°26′01.00″N 14°32′24.73″E / 53.4336111°N 14.5402028°E / 53.4336111; 14.5402028
DesignerBohdan Ronin-Walknowski
TypeBust on a pedestal
Material
Height
  • 316 cm (total)
  • 96 cm (bust)
Weight350 kg
Completion dateNovember 1999
Opening date19 June 2000
Dedicated toJózef Piłsudski

The Marshal Józef Piłsudski Memorial (Polish: Pomnik marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego) is a bronze bust statue in Szczecin, Poland, placed at the Grey Ranks Square, at the corner of Polish Armed Forces Avenue and Greater Poland Street, within the Centre neighbourhood. It is dedicated to Józef Piłsudski, a 19th- and 20th-century military officer and statesman, who, served as the Chief of State and Marshal of Poland, and later was the de factor leader of the country, as the Minister of Military Affairs. It was designed by Bohdan Ronin-Walknowski and unveiled on 19 June 2000.

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