Piotr Szembek Square
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 Piotr Szembek Square in 2020 | |
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| Namesake | Piotr Szembek |
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| Type | Urban square |
| Location | Praga-South, Warsaw, Poland |
| Coordinates | 52°14′35.54″N 21°06′07.77″E / 52.2432056°N 21.1021583°E |
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| Completion | 1919 |
Piotr Szembek Square (Polish pronunciation: [ˈpjɔtr ˈʂɛm.bɛk]; Polish: Plac Piotra Szembeka) is an urban square in Warsaw, Poland. It is located in the district of Praga-Południe, between Grochowska, Kordeckiego, Zaliwskiego, Zamienieckiej, Sztuki, and Chłopickiego Streets. The square was constructed in 1919.
The square was constructed in 1919, and named after Piotr Szembek, a 19th-century military officer, and general in the Polish insurgent army during the November Uprising.[1]
Between 1934 and 1946, next to the square, at 3 and 5 Chłopickiego Street, the Catholic Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary was constructed. It was erected as a memorial to the Battle of Olszynka Grochowska from 1831.[2][3]
During the interwar period, the Szembek Market began operating near the square. It stayed open under the German occupation in the Second World War.[4] It was reactivated in 1944, as the first market opened in the city after the war.[5] In 2016, most of the market was replaced by the Centrum Szembeka shopping centre.[6]
The square was renovated and remodelled between 2011 and 2012.[3][7]
