Statue of general Józef Sowiński
Monument in Warsaw, Poland
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The statue of general Józef Sowiński (Polish: Pomnik gen. Józefa Sowińskiego) is a monument in Warsaw, Poland, located in the Sowiński Park within the district of Wola. It is dedicated to Józef Sowiński, a 19th-century officer who was a general of the Polish insurgent army during the November Uprising. It was made by Tadeusz Breyer and unveiled in 1937.
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| Location | Sowiński Park, Warsaw, Poland |
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| Coordinates | 52°13′46″N 20°56′54″E |
| Designer | Tadeusz Breyer |
| Type | Statue |
| Opening date | 28 November 1937 |
| Dedicated to | Józef Sowiński |
History
The monument was made by sculptor Tadeusz Breyer and unveiled on 28 November 1937 in the Sowiński Park. It was dedicated Józef Sowiński, a 19th-century general in the Polish insurgent military of the November Uprising. He died on 6 September 1831, in a battle against Russian forces which took place near the current location of the park.[1]
In 1944, during the Warsaw Uprising in the Second World War, the Wehrmacht had stationed a Karl-Gerät self-propelled siege mortar next to it.[2] The monument has survived the war without damage.[3]
Characteristics
The monument is located in the Sowiński Park, in the neighbourhood of Ulrychów in the district of Wola. It consists of a statue of Józef Sowiński wearing a general's coat, and holding a saber in his right hand and a telescope in his left hand. Its placed on a pedestal with a following inscription:[1][4]
| Polish inscription | English translation |
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Generał Józef Sowiński |
General Józef Sowiński |