Marcin Kasprzak Monument

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Marcin Kasprzak Monument
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The monument in 2021.
Marcin Kasprzak Monument
52°13′45.4″N20°58′21.9″E / 52.229278°N 20.972750°E / 52.229278; 20.972750
Location18 and 20 Kasprzaa Street, Wola, Warsaw, Poland
DesignerEdmund Matuszek
TypeBust
Material Bronze, granite
Opening date1975
Dedicated to Marcin Kasprzak

The Marcin Kasprzak Monument (Polish: Pomnik Marcina Kasprzaka) is a monument in Warsaw, Poland, at 18 and 20 Kasprzaka Street, within the district of Wola. It consists of a bronze bust of Marcin Kasprzak, a 19th- and 20th-century labour movement activist, placed on a granite pedestal. It was designed by Edmund Matuszek, and unveiled in 1975.

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History

The monument was designed by Edmund Matuszek, and dedicated to Marcin Kasprzak, a 19th- and 20th-century labour movement activist. It was unveiled in 1975, in front of building of Zakłady Radiowe im. Marcina Kasprzaka (Marcin Kasprzak Radio Company) at 18 and 20 Kasprzaka Street. [1] [2]

Characteristics

The monument is located within the neighbourhood of Czyste in the district of Wola. It consists of a bronze bust of Marcin Kasprzak placed on a granite pedestal. Ot bears the following inscription: "Marcin Kasprzak 1860–1905". [1] [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Pomnik Marcina Kasprzaka". przewodnik.wola.waw.pl (in Polish).
  2. 1 2 Paweł Giergoń. "Pomnik Marcina Kasprzaka". sztuka.net (in Polish).
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