Piotr Drzewiecki Monument

Piotr Drzewiecki Monument

The monument in 2023.
52°14′19″N21°00′02″E / 52.238538°N 21.000507°E / 52.238538; 21.000507
Location	Mier Park, Downtown, Warsaw, Poland
Type	Bust
Opening date	2 March 2023
Dedicated to	Piotr Drzewicki

The Piotr Drzewiecki Monument (Polish: Pomnik Piotra Drzewieckiego) is a monument in Warsaw, Poland, placed in the Mier Park, within the Downtown district. It consists of a bust of Piotr Drzewicki, a 19th- and 20th-century engineer and politician, who was the mayor of Warsaw from 1917 to 1921. The monument was unveiled on 2 March 2023.

History

The bust of the monument was financed by the Polish Federation of Engineering Associations, while the pedestal, by the Public Areas Management of Warsaw, with the total cost of 50,000 złoties. ^{[1] [2]} It was unveiled on 2 March 2023. ^{[3] [4]}

Characteristics

The monument is placed in the Mier Park, at Piotr Drzewiecki Avenue (Polish: Aleja Piotra Drzewieckiego). It consists of a bust of Piotr Drzewicki, a 19th- and 20th-century engineer and politician, who was the mayor of Warsaw from 1917 to 1921. It is placed on a pedestal, that is consists of two parts, an upper, formed from a cube, and a lower, formed from a larger vertical cuboid. It features the following inspiration: ^[4]

Polish inscription	English translation
Inżynier Piotr Stanisław Drzewiecki Prezydent Warszawy w latach 1917–1921 Organizator obrony cywilnej stolicy w 1920 r.	Engineer Piotr Stanisław Drzewiecki Mayor of Warsaw from 1917 to 1921 Organizator of the capital civil defence of 1920
Twórca techniki, organizator sowarzyszeń technicznych	Creator of the technical institute, organizator of the technology associations
Pierwszy Prezes Polskiego Komitetu Normalizacyjnego	First chairperson of the Polish Committee for Standardization
Przemysłowiec, bankowiec, działacz społeczny	Industrialist, banker, social activist

References

1. "W Warszawie będzie pomnik prezydenta stolicy Piotra Drzewieckiego". dzieje.pl (in Polish). 13 October 2020.
2. "Pierwszy prezydent Warszawy w II Rzeczpospolitej będzie miał pomnik w parku Mirowskim". tvn24.pl (in Polish). 14 October 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
3. "Upamiętnienie i Prezesa PKN – Piotra Drzewieckiego". pkn.pl (in Polish). 3 March 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
4. "Kto był prezydentem stolicy 100 lat temu?". um.warszawa.pl (in Polish). 2 March 2023. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2024.